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With a new year among us comes new opportunity for investment, particularly investment in commercial real estate. In this post, I will discuss 4 large US markets which I believe to be ripe for commercial real estate i...
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Curious what everyone's thoughts are on the following 2 options:
1. Put money aside in 401k and take a nice tax savings now, but not be able to leverage the money easily for REI. With a Self Directed 401k I may have...
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This is my first experience with a turnkey property / company. We had a purchase price listed at $94,950, but now that we are in the final stretch the appraisal came back at only $85K. My gut tells me not to proceed. ...
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Hey guys I’m 21 yrs old and my feet are burning to get into real estate . I am in the middle of training to be a helicopter pilot , the cash I have saved up could get me in a duplex (house hacking ) or I could finish ...
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With the CARES Act and the ability to withdraw 100% of my 401k without penalty I am very close to pulling it out as a loan to myself. This way I essentially have 3 years to pay it back and when done it still grows. Wh...
I was a 24-year old MBA grad know-it-all. I had life perfectly figured out and I certainly knew everything about investments. Working in the finance industry for a large multi-national firm, I often worked with high n...
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With the prices of real estate soaring in and around South Philadelphia, what markets do you guys recommend for the buy and hold investor? Does anyone have experience with the rental markets in South Jersey? Runnemed...
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Hi All,
So I am still looking for my first deal. I have a customer/friend who has a 4- unit building that is willing to owner finance. We briefly discussed some numbers and here is what we have initially came up wi...
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Hey Guys,I have a deal where the seller has many projects going on (Developer) and is in need of cash flow, so I am looking to purchase all 7 units once certificate of occupancy is delivered in June, with first right ...
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Hello everyone,Me and my wife own a single detached bungalow (~1200 sq.ft) built in 1976 in Woodstock, ON. We have been living it for 2 years now. We purchased the house when the housing market was at its peak(high 70...