Casavin May
Rent vs Buying your own property
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I was watching a video of Grant Cardone recently and he advised against buying your own home. Instead, he prefers renting the placeyoudecide to take up residence. He basically advices against it because its money t...
Jacob Spain
First Deal Strategy Opinions
Alright guys! Opinion panel time!So, right now I'm starting from square one. Virtually no cash on hand, 0 experience as a home buyer/investor, and whooooole lot of directions I could go. I'm having trouble settling on...
Account Closed
Buy cash vs leverage - is my plan any good?
Hello and happy Friday!!I'm looking into where to put some cash and I like the idea of buying something cash and renting it out. The theory is that I can have fewer properties to manage and less debt than leveraging, ...
Braeden Cook
new guy from washington state, excited to learn
Hey everyone, I'm a nurse practitioner by trade, and while I love my job, I don't love the time constraints and that I work 5 days a week just to get 2 off. I'd much rather it be the other way around. I've decided th...
Jason Mayers
When to refinance using brrrr
I’m using the brrrr strategy when should I refinance before or after I rent out the property. If after I rent it out will the appraiser have to come in the property with the tenant there
Kimberly Gillock
young & motivated newbie in Denver, Colorado
Hi! My name is Kim Gillock and I am very excited to have found this great resource for all things REI! I work in the medical field, which I love, but also looking to have a create a little more financial freedom for...
Shaviv Delkhah
Advice for first time investor and where to start
Hi all,
Just graduated college and starting my full time job, I'm really looking forward to build my wealth through real estate investments and rental properties. I've been reading several books, strategies on house ...
Sarah Curtis
To sell or not to sell
My husband and I own a fourplex that cash flows extremely well. We both work full time for a property management company, and always wanted to own real estate of our own for the purpose of building wealth, having fina...
Charlie S.
House Hacking in NY/Jersey
We are relocating to NYC for a job, and want to house hack. What neighborhoods are most attractive for 2-4 flats? Does anyone have any experience they can share and what did you consider (i.e., NJ vs NYC, FHA, turn...
Amir Navabpour
Do you include rehab costs in COC returns?
I typically view the rehab cost as a separate bucket as my downpayment. For COC I typically look at how much I put down, and then divide my net returns against that downpayment. I don't include the rehab costs as I...