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Rookie question. When getting a traditional loan, most cases start with a preapproval letter prior to placing an offer. Do you get pre approved for a hard money loan? What do hard money lenders tend to ask for/need to...
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Greetings All,
I'm ready to jump in as a Wholesaler; Sharon Vornholt's podcast sealed the deal.
I'm new to RE investing but I'm not new to real estate. I hold both a real estate broker and general contractor licens...
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Have you guys ever gone to your local municipalities and asked for a list of properties with code violations? I recently went to several of my local offices and requested "A list of all residential properties with op...
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Hi - buying a flip shortly. Hard money lender is giving us purchase price of $95K and private lender is giving $60K rehab money. Hard money people want first position plus a deed that's won't be recorded unless they h...
Hi everyone,
I’m planning on buying my first property with a legal suite. I’ve been looking for the last 4 months and I think I finally found one that I’m interested in, it’s a duplex (only buying one side) in a newl...
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Hi everyone,Since we are very new to the real estate investing world, I need advise.if you would have 2 options:Option 1Get a duplex, no appreciation but good residual income – 15% cap rate, in a C- neighborhood – pri...
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Greetings Everyone!I'm Dori Thorpe and would love to become a real estate investor. I've owned a couple of personal homes. The last one we ended up renting out in order to facilitate a relocation. I do not like being ...
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I have been reading through some previous discussions regarding how to calculate Cap Rate. To me, there seems to be differing and contradictory information with what numbers to include when calculating Cap Rate.Let me...
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Hi I am new to this forum. Here is situation:I am a residential broker who got wind from a friend of a unlisted owner selling a pair of apt buildings in downtown SD little Italy area. I couldn't handle this type o...
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Hi everyone. I am an American who has lived and worked in Asia for over a decade, and am now married to a local person here. I have been interested in real estate investing for a long time and own several rentals in t...