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I want to hear the story of some of your creative real estate purchases and I'll share one of my own. I hope it inspires newbies to get creative and not be held back by the cash on hand in their bank account.1) Found...
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Summary: Tenant violates HOA rules repeatedly and get's fined. Now denies it. I've asked for payment but they want evidence of the violation (that they previously always admitted to). Stopped talking to them at that p...
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I have a question about the 2 percent rule. This rule seems good but a little unrealistic. I'm sure this is possible in some parts of the country but here in southern Utah that seems a bit high. Does anyone have prope...
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Hi - Thanks in advanced for reading this post and for any advice you can provide me.
I'm an Aussie looking to invest in the US real estate market. My fiancee is actually from the US (dallas) so I figured that it sho...
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I was having a conversation with my buddy and the topic of mechanic liens come up, where a contractor can file a lien and it can attach to your propertySo it got me curious and I started researching. I don’t plan on ...
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Hi guys,
I am looking to do my first property purchase within the next 3 months but have a few questions about the mortgage rate and amounts.
Im just curious to know how to negotiate these?
Example:
If I want to p...
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Hi all,
My family owns 2 properties (1 triplex and 1 mixed-use commercial property) in the Bay Area that we're wanting to sell in order to invest in multifamily commercial property (mostly thinking a large apartment ...
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Over the last month I've been submerging myself in podcasts, forums and books on real estate investing. I already own several properties but I just recently started to consider being more deliberate about making it a...
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One of my former business partners was working with a local guru that just got a cease and desist letter from the SEC.
Please be careful when you raise funds or solicit for funds openly. There are securities laws ...
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So I got a little a jiggy with my first real-estate investment deal. It was a 2/2 Condo, in decent enough shape, that I made a cash purchase. One of the biggest draws for concerns was that there was a stipulation fr...