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Hi everyone, I have been reading books, blogs, attending webinars for about 3 months now. My goal is to buy my first property by year end. I obtained pre approval for an investment property and talked to a real estat...
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I see a lot of posts where people are looking for a wholesaler in a certain area, but are there better ways of connecting the buyers and wholesalers? I was just wondering how investors look for legit wholesalers.
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Hello everyone,
This is my first post, but my brother frequents this site so i'm around here from time to time. Anyways, I have been trying hard to secure my first loan, but I have been rejected by many of th...
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Hey everyone,Can I hold a note for the balance of a lease option fee? And how would I go about doing it? For example: I have a seller that is willing to lease option their property, I find the lease option buyer and a...
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Hi everyone, This is my first post, so apologies if I should've tagged something different.
My husband and I live on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley, and we’ve been exploring ways to achieve financial indepen...
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Hi there,I am soon to visit several markets where a handful of turnkey providers will lead tours of the neighborhoods they operate in, their renovations in progress, and their finished product.In doing so, I hope to g...
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I've recently been pre-approved for an FHA mortgage. Right now I am looking for a foreclosed or vacant multi to fix in the city of Albany, NY using the 203K product as well as city grants and then refinance (aka the B...
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I recently flipped my first property and it was a cash purchase. I want to start flipping houses with hard money loans. I want to get tips on the steps to obtain a hard money loan.
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Good day everyone!I wanted to run this creative deal by folks and get some input as to whether or not it seems fair for both sides. A partner and I are going to invest in a short term rental together. We are looking f...
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Obviously a wise person would put away 6 months to 1 year of operating expenses for any property. Assuming that one did this, when following the 50% rule, is the property then labeled "self-sufficient?"
If this is t...