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I plan to purchase my first single family rental this fall. I have realized that I need to buy CASH from a wholesaler, foreclosure, or stumble upon a great deal myself to even come close to my target rate of retur...
Hey all,First post ever on the bigger pockets forum and I can't believe I have not found this place earlier. Here goes. I currently have successfully flipped two homes in the recent year also own / live in a duplex ...
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We run a small business that has been doing very well. Because of this, I'm exploring what it would look like to begin investing in vacation rental real estate as a way to:
1 - Save on taxes by taking depreciation
2...
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I found a property in a very good area of Southern California where the seller added 2 additional units (attached) to the back of her house. The main house is approximately 2,500 sqft and she added another 1,000 sqft ...
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My wife and I have been evaluating and dissecting properties over the last few months. We feel we have a few potential prospects. Our only problem is coming up with the down payment. We have invested our resources ...
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Hello!
My wife and I are just working on building up some equity. We have a little bit of a suicide-run plan to try to buy a multi-family, and looking for a reality-check if we're going to hard, or perhaps into somet...
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BP,
Well next week will be officially 7 months in the trenches real estate and I will officially be at 27 units.
2 six units
1 five unit
1 four unit
1 three unit
1 duplex
1 single family only thing not bought this y...
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So I found that it is going to be advantageous to me to purchase one of my new properties in cash, I am going to take a mortgage out in a few weeks later after some updates are completed to leverage the banks and keep...
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Hi All,As there are many well established, and up and coming, rental property investors on here I figured I would ask this question of you.I hear many different options for financing your first rental property. This ...
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Im curious to know if anyone is currently finding discounted 2-4 unit properties consistently at all in this time of the market, or if their are any direct mail niches that would work best for finding discounts and/or...