Orlando Goodon
Qualify for million dollar mortgage but about to get 30% paycut.
So I'm on the fence about buying a house now while I qualify for whatever I want. I was looking at duplex or Condo for rental income. My only goal is I want to at least make enough money on my own to live for free. I ...
Jeff Costa
Why is there no alternative to Paperstac?
Brett Burky's contributions to Paperstac and the educational content he produces are are unquestionably valuable. That said, it's surprising to see a lack of diverse competition in this space. In the real estate SFH m...
Robert Laird
Cascadia Fault / Juan de Fuca Plate predicted earthquakes, have impact on West Coast Real Estate markets?
Has anyone seen this article? "The Really Big One"http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-r... I know the New Yorker is a bit lengthy to read start to finish, so I included some quotes from the article that I...
Jerell Edmonds
Buying my first investment property
I’m excited to say I’ll be purchasing my very first investment property. I’m currently in the process of buying my father house and he has gifted me about 42k in equity now my plan is to live in that house until I fin...
Mike R.
Los Angeles has gone housing market crazy.
I have been renting a house for the past 7 years in LA and now sadly the family wants to move back in. I figured it's time to buy my own place, especially with rents so high, but timing couldn't be worse. Every home h...
Chris Mason
VA Loan for 2-4 units, what you need to know. Active or EAS'd.
Yay for having Military Investing Forum!
Off the top of my head, these are some of the most common questions/answers/issues that come up when trying to use a VA loan to purchase a 2-4 unit property. Basically my only...
Mike Terry
A danger of rapidly increasing home vaules...the cashout refi
Something occurred to me today as my neighbor just sold his home for 200k more than he paid for it 18 months ago... beware of the cashout refinance. It is different this time. It always is. It is hard to recognize ...
Sam Leon
How long do you take your shower?
One of my 1 bed 1 bath that I just changed from an old 20 gallon water heater the previous owner installed to a new 30 gallon low boy. Its in the closet so there isn't much room for more.Prior to the water heater cha...
Ray Hernandez
What Do I Do With $300k Post Tax?
I have some money and I'm not sure what to do with it in re. Since I know this all depends on my goals and what I'm willing to do this is it (pls don't ridicule me for my goals lol):⦁I want to be somewhat passive in t...
Michael Greenberg
What is the true value of your own STR website?
Sorry this is long winded, but I hope it's of interest to many of us and can start a thread of suggestions and input. A recent post by @Mike Neubauer got me thinking about the value of my own STR website. I've had a...