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About two weeks ago my wife and I were out for a walk in the neighborhood (Alexandria, VA) and we noticed a house for rent that was not that well kept. My wife told me to call the number on the window so I did. I told...
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AND imagine the real estate is NOT cash flow positive. Consider the ‘negative cash flow’ as simply additional reinvestment…just like the S&P.
I am all about building cash flow over time through real estate. Howev...
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I recently sent my second campaign of direct mailers and I have 4 leads out of it but three of them are people that are curious as to how much I would be willing to offer for their property. Any advice on how to handl...
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One of my clients owns a house in Indianapolis. A GC put a lien on the house and while the client is addressing the lien issue with the GC he wants to refinance and pull money out. Assuming paying off the lien is not...
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Greetings all! My name is Lisa and I currently live in the West Loop area of Chicago and work as an interior designer. My boyfriend and I are in the stage of gathering information and formulating a plan to begin fli...
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Hello,
I am thinking about doing a rent to own on my personal home.
Would you please suggest a fee structure that would be appropriate for my situation? I mean, how much down payment, rent, monthly allocation to pr...
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I started getting interested in REI about 6 months ago and I saw it as a very viable way to improve my financial situation and create security. I've read a ton and feel like I have paralysis by analysis. I got into le...
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Hi there!
We currently own 3 single family rentals. Originally our goal was long term hold and retirement. However, I have changed strategies and am now looking for near term passive income and financial freedom.
I...
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Hello everyone? I am trying to figure out a good way to account for utilities in my SFH rent by the bedroom house hack. I know other house hackers, student rentals, and transient room landlords deal with this? What is...
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I feel like I have ADD....I started looking into REI to flip houses for cash. Then I realized what I really want is passive income to eventually quit my day job.....but first I need cash to pay off my debt....oh, wait...