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I am close to retirement age and after a divorce several years ago I want purchase another home. I also want to purchase investment properties to support my retirement. Which should I do first? Also when purchasing i...
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I know that note buyers buy notes.....but what does that mean? what do they do with them once they have them? how do they make money? or what do they get out of it?
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Property is an 3 bed 1 bath 1230 sq ft SFR in a fairly hot market (Seattle) on a third of an acre.In the back yard of the property lies an 800 sq ft double wide. The previous owners were using it as a shop.The square...
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I am looking to acquire my first rental property. I often read how people leverage their money with hard money or private money. I am very conservative, and like to keep my debt ratio as low as possible, and as such ...
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Hi all,
I am new to REI so be easy on me pls. :) this is my first post.
I sold my bay area condo in 2013 not knowing the appreciation would balloon over the last 5 years. I was debating on renting it out at the tim...
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I've owned investment real estate for 12 years, starting with a
single-family and then buying and rehabing multi-family units. As
someone who grew up in a family that was always renting and always
moving, I care...
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Hey all,I am new to Real Estate investing and currently am too young to take any definitive action(Im only 17). I plan to purchase my first house hack in around 5 years, after I finish college and have some savings. I...
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Hello all, Now that the new year has started I am looking to reach my goals of getting my first couple of deals this year, specifically through wholesaling. I have currently connected with a polished real estate inves...
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Does it really matter the age of the property or as long as it's in a good location, up-2-date (ie roof, flooring, kitchen/baths, HVAC) and rentable? This would be for buy-n-hold investments.Up to now I never really t...
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I went to look at a 4-plex to purchase about a week ago with my agent. The building is about 5400 s/f, so we spent the better part of an hour in there with the owner as a chaperone.
The building next door is in disr...