Artur A.
Please help me to run a numbers for a deal (loan, HOA, rent)
I'm planning to buy a property in the Bay Area (Danville, Concord, Richmond area). If something happens in my life and I would need to move out after some time.I'm trying to calculate all numbers, that rent will cover...
Tim Wilderbeeste
Tapping into home equity to buy a new property
Hi there, Need some help. My wife and I have a small portfolio of five investment properties, four purchased with conventional home loans, the other through a redirected IRA. Most of them have been owne...
Eddie Shah
Buying Rental Property by Cashing out on 401K
I am venturing out into buying my 6th rental property and have decided to cash out my 401k < 30k>. I am not sure if other folks here have done it. I will be getting $1000 positive cashflow every all the fixe...
Alyssa B.
Hello from Los Angeles
My name is Alyssa and I live in Los Angeles. I am a medical speech language pathologist looking to venture into the world of real estate investments. My immediate goal is to purchase my first property and rent the oth...
Drew Denham
Tips for trying to do a short sale??
I put an add up on CL, 'I'll buy your house", lady called me and the numbers are just too high (payoff is 30K) for me to take the deal. It's a sad situation because she is just going to give the bank back the house an...
Clayton Silva
Hot Topic: To pay or not to pay (points), that is the question?
I recently had a bit of a shift in my perspective on advising clients to pay points recently and here are my current thoughts. Feel free to disagree. As a lender, I look at rate sheets and loan estimates literally a...
Byron Scott
First time home buyer HUD homes
Hey I am looking to buy my first home. Live in it for a year. Then move out and try to buy another home and rent the first one home. I see a lot of homes on HUD.com that would be good for me. Can I buy those homes as ...
Joe Ellis
Is this a dream or a nightmare?
So here is a deal I was just looking at, wanted to see what others thought and see how my numbers compare to others.5-unit building Separate Electric/Gas/HeatPrice- 439,900Taxes-5,094Gross rent-4,175I figured on 30% d...
Diego Ortega
BRRR Strategy example with my situation
Hi,I recently flipped my first home with my family and it just went on sale! I feel like I have understood many of the concepts talked about on this website except for one. That is the Buy, Rehab, Refinance, and Repea...
Daren H.
Would You Do Direct Mail Marketing?
If you were a buy and hold investor (not interested in being a wholesaler or flipper) who is looking to buy 2 rental properties over the next year, would you invest time and money in a direct mail marketing campaig...