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Hi all,I’m a newbie to REI and am looking to buy and hold distressed single family and small multi unit properties on specific blocks in the Baltimore area. I plan to finance using savings and hard money before refin...
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This question is specific to all Self-Directed IRA investors. What types of assets do you hold in your portfolio?
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Hi guys,after following the forums and the YouTube channel for quite some time, I finally signed up. Still a bit overwhelmed about all the info here but so happy to be here.I'm from Germany and have strong ties to Ind...
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Hello,Curious is you would pick up a C class property with a 3% return, roughly?Purchase price 25,000 + $750 closing costs. 2 bedroom with large landing upstairs. Add one wall and a door, and it's a 3 bedroom. Clos...
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Hey guys, Over the past month I've purchased 2 properties, one SFH for me to live in and one Duplex where I can rent out both units. I financed both properties through Chase. The SFH I had to had my mother cosign sinc...
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Hi all.
I'm trying figure out my first acquisition for buy and hold and I'm wondering if I go the turnkey route, how will I ever scale and get my second property considering I won't be able to get my money back out o...
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I haven't quite got things figured out enough to buy my first rental property. So far the department I have the least confidence in is the finance side. IF I get a hard money loan to get me & my wife started into...
When most people think of real estate investing the first thing that comes to mind is HGTV and flipping houses. The truth is that this is only one small niche within the real estate investing industry. There are numer...
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I just read an article by Brandon Turner about how to start investing at a young age. Loved it! Total motivation booster!
First flip was a live-in flip which is exactly what I want to do for my first inve...
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Things are flying off the shelf in Rochester NY. This is definitely an early start to the spring market. We're still at 36 degrees and buyers are flooding to the market. The market is being pushed, and it is sel...