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I am in the process of buying my first investment property. Do I buy it with my real name or with DBA? Which one is less of a tax hassle?
Thanks.
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My husband and I own a profitable condo we rent out short to mid-term, while living in a single-family home we plan to convert to a long-term rental. We live in a low cost of living college town. We have $60k set as...
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I'm looking to refinance a duplex that I'm owner occupy out of an FHA loan into a convention loan with 85%LTV. Even at a higher rate my loan payback is less then with an FHA backed loan. If I do this and decide that ...
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Hello everyone,I am curious what percentage profit everyone looks at when they are buying a deal.I currently have 5 properties(1.3M equity) that gross $5700 a month then after expenses I’m left with $2636.Is this a go...
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How are you? My name is Andre Beraud. I was wondering is it a great idea to buy Bank REOs. WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONNS TO BUYING BANK REOs. Thank you so much for your time ans support. SEE YOU AT THE TOP
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So I am looking to buy my first property and I stumbled upon what's called a NHF grant. The National Homebuyers Fund is a federal program that gives 5% of loan value grants to the borrower for their down payment and r...
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HI BP's,First time poster and need your help analyzing this deal since I have been running some numbers on different properties. Not sure what is your take on this deal? Am I missing any other expenses that I am not ...
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If there's one thing STR investors welcome in the PNW... it's dogs with three of the top 10 locations for pet friendly AirBnB's located in Oregon & Washington.
According to AirDNA the top ten vacation rental des...
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I got my NY state salesperson's license in 2004, and unfortunately found myself in an office with a broker who monopolized all of the action. I spent over $1000 just to get my real estate license and join...
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Hey there,So I'm reading everything I can in this forum, (very very helpful btw) and have come to the conclusion that I would like to try and put together a close-to-home apartment deal on some smaller (4-16 unit) mul...