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We have been trying to get a home equity line of credit on our vacation rental property in Cape Cod. This is currently the only property we own and we rent it out for approximately 14 weeks out of the year. It is con...
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After raising over $400 million from private investors over the last 19 years, I am often asked what are the most important assets a syndicator need possess to successfully raise private capital. Here are my picks, i...
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Can anyone explain what deductions are allowable as a limited partner in a real estate deal vs. actively owning/managing a property? For example, if someone creates an LLC through which they invest in limited partners...
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I just received my water shut off list from my county. There's over 1400. I'm not sure what to look for to qualify them for a mailing campaign. I know I don't want to contact the homes that are 3 million. I came acros...
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I recently purchased a condo all-cash at auction that I am rehabbing and plan to re-sell upon completion in a couple of weeks. However I made a pretty dumb mistake buying in a community that is 80% investor-owned rent...
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Has anyone had any real dealings with Terry Bontemps? He seems to have been around for a while as a note investor. He's got YouTube videos and a weeky calls. Just trying to do some due diligence.
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What exactly is a short sale? Should I avoid buying short sale homes? If so, why?
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The BiggerPockets blog post on HouseHacking states that:A loan on $150,000 (Cause you don’t pay full price, and then you put down something for a down payment), at 4% for 30 years is about $700 per month, which means ...
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Today has been a good day. I just finished up the rehab on a cosmetic flip in Omaha, and my agent put it on the MLS late yesterday afternoon. When I bought the house a month ago, my target exit was $145K based on co...
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Just very recently starting touring open houses on weekend. So far I've met agents showing profile listed on a popular magazine, agents boosting $millions of sales last year, agents referred by friends...etc. That's a...