Rebecca LeBrun
What are the characteristics of a market that has potential?
I'm new to real estate investing and I'm very interested in buy & holds and fix & flips. Like the majority of us on here, my overall goal is to gain financial independence through owning multi-family rental ...
Trevor J Dammon
Newbie refinancing plan
Hi all,Newbie here. Creating a written plan with some spreadsheets. The basic plan is to buy a duplex with 20% down (100k down for a 500k property). Annual cash flow around $2,500. After the property has appreciated a...
Eric Johnson
Invest in Real Estate (RE) via Self-Directed IRA
Greetings BP,
Has anyone used a self-directed IRA to invest in RE? If so, what was your experience? I'm considering rolling some or all of my ROTH IRA funds into a self-directed IRA to invest in RE
Chris McDonald
Buy 2nd Rental or Pay off 1st?
I recently purchased my first rental property (Duplex) for $65,000. I had to put 25% down for a 30 year mortgage so I still owe just under $49,000. I do have an investment mortgage on this property because I do not li...
Mark Updegraff
How's your market these last few weeks?
Things are flying off the shelf in Rochester NY. This is definitely an early start to the spring market. We're still at 36 degrees and buyers are flooding to the market. The market is being pushed, and it is sel...
Melissa Vass Scott
Canadian Wanting To Invest In The US Market, Is Ohio The Right Fit?
Hey everyone, would value your opinions as we are working towards building a real estate portfolio in the US. As much as we would love to invest in the warmer States it seems as if the MidWest is the place with the b...
Tim LaBorde
Houston Real Estate Market and Oil
Apparently, enough people are concerned about the price of oil that it has affected Houston’s ranking according to the Urban Land Institute. Realistically, as an investor, you always have to be cautious about what pr...
Fran Arti
Qs about Cap Rates, Appreciation, and at sale calculations
Hi, guys:
I have several questions that I dont get right at the moment. Im doing a bunch of projections and calculations with a variety of scenarios to get confident enough to buy my first deal. With this my question...
Yan P.
Astute investor or lucky idiot?
I was thinking about the real estate bubble and there being experienced investors out there who saw it coming and called it "obvious." On the other hand, there were also very experienced investors who were completely ...
Jason V.
Commercial Lending Terms
I've been working on a deal for a small commercial apartment building (5 units.) If this were a 4 unit instead of 5 (chop a unit's worth of everything off) I would have already bought it. BUT the commercial lending si...