After listening to the podcast with Ken McElroy, I bought Ken's book, The ABC's of Real Estate Investing, and it's phenomenal!
I have a quick question though. There is one section where he poses a hypothetical dialog...
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I am evaluating an under market for a rent controlled unit currently occupied by a tenant in NYC. The property is a foreclosure so I can’t get any information from the previous owner. The rents collected are about hal...
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Hello all,
My name is Tanya and I live south of Denver. By day, I am an IT project manager. I am fortunate in that I work from home most of the time.
I own 4 single family rentals. Three of them are in Aurora, C...
I apologize in advance for a very long post.
We are first time home buyers in a very competitive market (Seattle). Neither me nor my wife work in the IT industry so we knew our limitations and went in with realistic ...
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I just listed my first unit for rent yesterday, so I'm new to processing applications. One applicant is an Army Recruiter and has requested not to complete a background check online and states he has "secret security ...
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I am looking at an 8-unit apartment complex right next to a major University that is cash flow positive. However, it does not meet the 1% rule, with it being at .81%. How much should I weigh the property not meeting t...
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Hi my name is Abraham Berkowitz from Brooklyn NY, I didn't do a lot in real estate investing although its always in back of my mind, for about 3 years ago I Invested in Newark NJ, I bought a 3 family house, and now I ...
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Hey guys! Was wondering what the main difference is between a land contract and note/mortgage sale (benefits, negatives). When it comes to the actual financing terms (ie. length of loan, interest percentage, etc), bot...
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If you want to make it in real estate, become financially independent, escape the crappy rat race, you know that will give way to automation, outsourcing, you know the static existence universities, colleges, and poli...
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Hey guys, I a considering a real estate deal, and I wanted to see if any of you have had experience investing in a multi-family (this is a 6-plex) property as part of an investor/lender group. I am basically one of 6...