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For someone who is a newbie like me, how does one finance the very first deal without much Capital? How did you all finance your very first deal? And was it a success?
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Hello everyone I am a 22 year old college graduate from Sacramento, Ca. Currently I am working full-time and I make great income for my age. As of right now I am renting in the East Sacramento area for 800 a month. I ...
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The home has appreciated from $315K in 2016 to ~$450K in 2019, and my rent is cash-flowing positively. The area has exploded with development and growth, but as more and more new properties flood the market, I'm not s...
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Financial advisors that will steer you toward mutual funds or insurance policies are easy to find, but finding someone that understands real estate investing and how to build a plan for the future around it is a diffe...
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Hi Guys,I am wondering what locals think of Waco as a place to invest. A read some posts from a few years ago which seemed to conclude that it didn’t have a lot of the fundamentals necessary for a good market. But, th...
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Hello everyone,I’m a Canadian looking to buy a short term rental vacation home in the Kissimmee area.Currently we own a long term rental home in Winter Garden which we bought some time ago, and will be paid off comple...
Ok so I would like expert opinions on the best mortgage options for rental/income producing properties. If I have a positive cash flow prop, is it wise to apply the positive cash to the mortgage principal? does that h...
While short-term rentals are seeing slowing demand, mid-term rentals are taking off (and fast). Mid-term rentals, also called medium-term rentals or MTRs, are thirty-day or longer stays, usually for traveling professi...
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Does anyone for see another housing crisis like what we had back in 2007. I heard economist Harry Dent speak on this about 3 years ago in Atlanta. He predicted a housing market crash sometime between 2016-2019. Let me...
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Thank you for opening my post.I was haphazardly dumping cash in San Diego rental properties since 2006.I don't call it investing, because I had no idea what I was doing. Fortunately, I got in on the upswing of 2012 -2...