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Hi,
I have talked to my banker a bit more in regards to a couple of properties I have looked at, analysed, and am interested in making offers on.
For a bit of background, I am short on 'liquid cash'.......
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I just heard on the podcast today that Illinois definitely isn't.Are there any others to avoid?This is going to be our first investment property so we're trying to make it as stress-free as possible.
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Good afternoon BP world. I have looked at a property that I am interested in offering on. I thought I would get some input from the group first. Here are the details:20 total units in 2 adjoining buildings. One is 8 u...
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Hey BP Community,I'm a new investor on the north side of Chicago and I am in the final phases of a gut rehab of a condo unit that is my first property. Bought at $155K, $50K rehab, hoping to sell/exchange at ~$215K. I...
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Hey. I have a upside down rental that was my first house. Bought it on the high side right before the housing bust. I refinanced it once to get the payment lower because my family was growing and we needed a bigger ho...
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Good morning all, My wife and I have been discussing the idea of going into mortgage note investing for almost 18 months now with me doing the lion's share of the research. I am on board with the idea of passive incom...
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We bought a small house in San Jose that we outgrew. At the time we couldn’t offload it so saved for a second house. We rented it for a time and have used it as a very successful Airbnb since 2015. Now we have abou...
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Can anybody give me a thorough explanation on how this works?
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So,I have my first meeting with a seller this Saturday to get my first property under contract. I have no idea on what to expect or what he expects from me. Is there anything special i should do or say. I don't want m...
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Prepare for a long post. According to my calculations and "rules", It seems that it'd be possible to double your portfolio and rental income ever 15 months or so (in a perfect world) leading to financial freedom very ...