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Hello all!I bought my first property in Southern California this year in March. In my opinion I bought at a great time, interest rates were low (2.6%), and I got the house under asking (in CA, hard to come by). My fut...
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Hello All,I am new to RE investing and am trying to find help online with Multi-Family investing and I find several courses ranging from $3000 to $15000. I am not sure if I need to take these courses or can learn on m...
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My fiancé and I are looking to begin our journey to financial independence in MD. We saved up close to 100k and don’t want to make any dumb moves. We think house hacking in a multi family would be the way to start out...
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I'm in the very early stages of researching different options of renting vs selling my home. It would probably be another 1-2 years before I moved out. I have a 970sqft 3br 2ba house with a fenced-in backyard in Roano...
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I’m looking to rent out my first property and am trying to do it myself (without a management company). Can anybody advise me of a good tool to screen tenants and find a good template contract? I see there are service...
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I'm a 26 year-old real estate investor from New Hampshire and, as I grow my current 22-unit multi-family portfolio, I need to ensure that I maintain sufficient capital reserve funds. Under usual economic conditions, h...
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I have a small portfolio of rental properties in Columbus, Ohio. I am looking to expand my portfolio in the near future, and will likely get to the point where it makes more sense to hire someone else to do the prope...
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Good evening,
Me and my wife are looking into live in flips and are wondering what are the positives and negatives of this strategy? Also what was your process during your live in flip? All comments are welcome.
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What role does CAP Rates play in Multifamily investing when it pertains to evaluating properties?I heard from other investors that CAP rates are used for market sentiment and that Cash on Cash, Equity Multiple and IRR...
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I am curious to know how your underwriting has been since the pandemic hit this year? With lenders requiring an additional 6-12 months of P&I reserves, rent growth is a big question mark and understanding your ten...