David Gillilan
Newbie in Arlington, TX
Hi everyone,I started as an accidental landlord and now own two rentals in the Fort Worth/Arlington area. I'm looking for more active income and want to flip my first house, but I'm concerned about financing with har...
Jacob Hamilton
My most recent New Construction spec home and what I learned
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $480,000
Sale price: $1,080,000
This was a new construction project that I took on in 2021 and finished in mid 2022...
Patrick McAvoy
Question about a Cat Visit
Good afternoon everyone,This is my first post here. I’ve recently become a landlord and everything so far has been relatively smooth sailing. I live in one unit of the duplex while my tenant lives in the other. They r...
Keely Aldinger
FHA Sustainability Questions - 3 Fam Owner Occupied in Boston
Hello,
Currently under agreement for a 3-family in the Boston area. We are pre-approved for the price needed but being told we need to go FHA as the 20-25% downpayment is too far of a stretch for us to go conventiona...
Andrew W.
Licensed CA RE broker: proper way to ask for a referral fee?
Hi all, I've had my CA real estate broker's license for a few years now, but never actually used it (getting licensed was a backup plan C for my career path and I've kept it active under my own DBA business name). I'v...
Logan Beckner
Best bang for your buck renovations
Scenario: You bought a house for 5% down as an owner occupied loan. You want to gain as much equity and/or rentability as possible doing DIY projects around the house. The plan is to turn this into an airbnb. Are you ...
Carey Edmund
Rental Standards
I am trying to create an applicant/renter guideline for my rental property. I would like something that spells out the expectations for any applicant and tells the applicant a criminal, employment, and credit check ar...
Andre M.
New Member Looking to Start Investing Portland OR
Hello everyone! My name is Andre. Recently I started a new career, got married, had a child, and got another one on the way. We are also single income. In the midst of all of this as I'm learning more about the way th...
Jason Woodford
First deal in the books!
I'm excited to announce that I locked up my first rental property in July! I'm a bit delayed with this post because I've had a lot going on over the past couple of months but still wanted to share my story. I was (a...
Christopher Davis
Problems getting qualified, oddly narrow requirements
Problems getting qualified from conventional lenders. I am baffled at the rationale but it has happened twice now.My overall picture is quite good I think. But the lenders are basing their decision on one very narrow ...