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Hello All,
I have had my first wholesale deal under contract for a couple of weeks. I know my mistake was not getting it under contract lower but with the pay off amount for the homeowner and the lack of repairs neede...
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I have an investment property in Chandler AZ
Appraised value $300k
Loan current balance is $130k, at 4.25% 30 yr fixed.
I put 25% down back in 2015 for it, and has just been going up since then.
To invest in more ...
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I'm preparing to show an apartment to several potential tenants tonight and I'd like to run credit/background checks on anyone who applies.From the services I've explored, it seems your average suite of reports comes ...
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Hi all, quick question today.I've been looking at a few older property listings while searching for a buy-and-hold rental property in Michigan. I'm aware that I should be watching out for "red flags" on these older pr...
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I'm curious to hear people's choices and reasons for using and/or reasons for not using any of the numerous self-directed IRA custodians out there.
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Hi, just wanted to get some general advice from some seasoned investors. My wife and I currently both work and make pretty decent salaries, were in our 30's and are paying off our 15 year mortgage on your primary resi...
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In addition to our long-distance real estate investment, my husband and I want to build out an attached ADU out of our 3rd garage port. Does anyone have experience, successes, or failures they learned from, while buil...
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Operating Expenses seem to be a big shade of gray for investors. Especially for a newbie like myself who has never run an investment property. Do the vets recommend itemizing expenses when running a cash flow statem...
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Hi All,I'm curious how people are continuing to justify buy-and-hold investments in Illinois suburbs with the current state of property taxes. I've got my eye one pretty inexpensive property which is listed at $80K, w...