Kae M.
House hacking vs out of market
2021 Goal is to grow to 10 doors from 1, investing for cash flow.I currently own 1 rental in San Diego that breaks-even because I stuck my retired parents in it, it’s 60%LTV with $320k mortgage, worth $545k.I rent in ...
T Brown
Agent steering us away from short sales, foreclosures, etc
We are just starting out in our buy and hold strategy, and I specifically told my agent that we want to spend around 40k, and are interested in short sales, foreclosures, etc. She showed up for our first meeting with...
Art Maydan
FHA Offers Looking Weak - Express Loan Approval?
I just put in an above list price offer on a 2-flat with an FHA pre-approval and they took another offer. I suspect this is going to keep happening when inventory is so low and buyers can choose someone whose financin...
Dennis S.
Suggestions needed for dealing with a Tenant
First, I apologize for the length of this post, but I feel some background is needed.Early this year I purchased a Triplex with 3 occupied units. None were on leases so I got 2 of them signed into a year lease pretty...
Devin Marlowe
Advice on run-down 11-unit multifamily in affluent area
Hi everyone. I am new to the forum but I've been putting in a lot of time going through the posts and learning as much as I can about real estate investing. Ive been looking at a property close to where I live here in...
Neal Richardson
Teaching High School Students about Real Estate Investing-THANKS!
Hello, My name is Neal Richardson, President of Dream Builders 4 Equity ("DB4E"). DB4E is a nonprofit organization that teaches at-risk high school students about real estate investing and development. The students ...
John Lazzarini
[ Bay Area ] Feasible to start RE portfolio with a multi family?
I need a reality check from those in the business. Is it feasible to begin with a multi family near the bay area?I live in San Francisco, but work in Palo Alto. I believe I'm priced out of purchasing in my high COL ...
Armegi Gil
Am I throwing away money with mailers??? HELP!!!
Hi All,
Closed my 1st deal from the the 1st 1,000 mailers I sent out to absentee owners mid May.
The 2nd mailer (1,000YL's) produced less than 12 calls and my last mailer produced 3 hang ups and a not s...
Kathlyn Lewis
LA Market Due for a Turn?
I've asked several people this question privately and gotten several different answers (no surprise), so I thought I'd pose this question more publicly here:The sellers market seems perched to turn with housing supply...
Eli Sunderland
Minneapolis Market
Hey guys, I'm currently looking for my first property, most likely a SFH in the NW minneapolis suburbs. I plan on house-hacking it, renting it to some buddies from college. My question to all of you is: what are y...