Rusty Scott
How much to Rehab Buy and Hold Rental
So I have an accepted offer on what will be my third rental property. But this is the first I've purchased with the explicit plan to keep as a rental.
Background: The first rental was purchased back in 2006 a...
Bryan Pham
FHA vs Conventional PMI (5% down)
Hi BP,I am about to purchase a property and is given two options by my agent. One is do a FHA loan with 3.5% down on a property with an additional 1.75% for the MI upfront or do a conventional loan with 5% down. I am ...
Eli Rollins
What in your opinion is the best property to invest at first?
Hey! I'm 17 and I really want to learn about real estate and I've pretty much been able to find something to answer most of my questions but not this one. Is there a type of property that is best to invest in when sta...
Jeff Rossman
Using Equity in my Primary Residence for First Investment??
Hey all! This is my first forum question.I have about $50k equity in my primary residence, and was wondering if it would be advisable to use that equity to get my first investment home.If so, what route should I take:...
Vincent Pirrone
Using Basement as Separate Apartment?
Hello everyone,I am about to close on my first house ever! It has a finished basement that I want to rent out as a separate apartment and the entrance to the home can easily be configured to allow for separate entry. ...
Brandon Turner
Anyone use Ally Bank?
Hey folks,
I'm thinking of switching all my banking to a completely online bank, Ally. Anyone else done this? I'm thinking that perhaps, because they are online only, I can do more from my house without alway...
Charles Jessup
How can I reduce capital gains tax on a new rental home?
I bought my primary residence 4 years ago for $150k. Now it's worth $200k because of market increases in the area. I'm planning to buy a new house to live in and rent out the old one, but I'm concerned about becomin...
Lewis Eldridge
Adding Rental-appropriate Smart-Home features to Rental house
I'm in the process of renovating my latest rental house. I've been thinking about Smart-Home features which would be beneficial to a landlord as opposed to wiz-bang cool features to attract tenants. Specifically, I'm...
Evan Kilbourne
Real Estate Crowdfunding - Experiences, thoughts, etc.
Hi All,I just got back from a REIC meeting and the main presenter was talking about crowdfunding and it's use for investors and RE deals. Has any one used crowdfunding sites before like? What successes/pitfalls have t...
Thomas Manuel
Is anyone familiar with this compamy (EQUITYBUILD, INC.)?
This is what they say they do and how the do it. I would like to get into apartment complex ownership, but I have never done this before, I have only done SFH. They basically say they handle everything from locating t...