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This isn't a post dedicated to excuses per se, but rather its about barriers (both mental and financial) that I need to overcome in order to expand my real estate portfolio. I'm 6 months into my real estate investor c...
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My boyfriend and I are looking to rent an apartment with a lease start in mid May in a competitive and expensive market ($2500+ for two bedrooms). We found a floor plan we like, but it is available now. Ideally we wou...
We purchased the house in June 2017 and had the carpets cleaned prior to the tenant moving in. We are not sure how old it is, but there were obviously were pets prior with the last homeowner. The basement was heavily ...
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- I am looking to sell my 2 houses, both myInvestment homes of over 4 years now. - when I sell them, I will have technically “ made” money. Bought for 20k 4 years ago. Selling for 80k each. - What taxes will I have to...
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Hello All,I need help! I have secured my 2nd property this year (and overall). The first one I was able to flip and turn a $20,000 profit and this second one I expect between a $35,000-$45,000 profit on pending any ...
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I am looking at purchasing out of state. I live in Washington and have a buyer with a property under contract in Wisconsin that cannot get financing. Is there a way that I can purchase the property with a contract f...
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I am interesting in increasing my buying power with a HELOC or Line of credit on my property. I use multiple cards for re-habs and that works well but it would be easier to have a line of credit to keep everything in...
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... over 5/1 ARM for investment propertyRight now the 5/1 ARM seems to be 1% below 30 year fixed (lets say 3% and 4% for argument sake)For the first 5 years I am saving a large amount of cash. After 5 years 2 scenario...
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! We are listing our rental duplex for sale and plan to do a 1031 Exchange into a REIT. We still have a small mortgage on the property but obviously won’t have one on the REIT so my question is this: If we wait and l...
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I’m new to REI and in the sponge stage of just absorbing everything I can in preparation for doing my first deal. I’ve decided that I want to house hack a duplex to start, but I’m curious as to what your first deals w...