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I want to hear from anyone who has bought an investment property using a Cash-Out Refi or a HELOC.1. How restrictive do you feel each of these options are?2. What are the benefits?Looking for mortgage experts in refin...
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I grossly underestimated maintenance and make ready costs for my KCMO portfolio. Operating costs are through the roof and net income is non-existent in my first year of business. I started with 2 SFH turnkeys which ha...
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I am new, have not bought my first property yet, but I have been a "businessman" for 20 years. I have a higher than average tolerance for risk, so long as it is "calculated" risk. For the sake of this question, assume...
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Hey BP,Who's currently buying rental properties? -Are you at all worried about prolonged eviction moratoriums, rent freezes, a second wave or anything else that they are talking about in the media? -Or are you march...
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One of the things that I repeatedly see in the forums is the critical need to network. I understand the whys and I even understand the how to methods of networking that have been discussed.
But, I am not a forward...
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Hi y'all! Despite the dour tone of this post, I'm a genuinely happy person. I half-need to vent, and half-need some help. This isn't me looking for a hand-out or a pity party. I need good, solid advice how I can m...
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Hello All,
Renovating my first property and I made a rookie mistake, a major one--I found out that my first contractor (who came recommended) is unlicensed in California!!!
I am two weeks into redoing several of th...
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Every investor no matter how experienced was a "newbie" at one time....everyone had a point where they were starting out. For all the NEW INVESTORS out there....what IS your biggest fear and how DO you plan to overco...
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I'm Tanesha from Florida the sunshine state. I have been looking into investing for quite some time and have found some mentorship opportunities that all want a outrageous fee. However, they have sense talked to me an...
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I keep seeing these Investors advertizing that you can start wholesaling/ rehabbing with NO money and/ or bad credit ? I don't want to pay for these courses only to use up what money I do have to line their pockets. T...