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hoping this is appropriate, In the past my x husband and I flipped about 9 for closures. For the past 4 years I have been renting with my two teenage kids and one dog. The home I'm renting is a young home. Built in 92...
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hi BP,just want to thank you! stumbling on this site was the best thing ever!I don't have time to write out the details bc its still work in progress and I'm just updating you all on my journey here on BP.Thx for the ...
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Good morning all,I believe I’m finally ready to list my first property today which is a townhouse located in Hoffman Estates, IL (Cook County). I’ll be using Cozy to help me out. I’ve been doing some research using th...
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Hi,
I was wondering if it was a good idea to lend money from a HELOC on your primary residence?
My thinking is if I own my primary residence free and clear, I take out a HELOC and use it to invest in le...
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Is investing in condos always a bad idea? For example, I have heard of people having lots of problems in condos with 100+ units, and very high HOA fees. But what about a condo in a 12 unit building? Is this still, ge...
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I recently went to a creative financing meeting and got very inspired with what we spoke about. One of the topics covered was master lease options, or sandwich lease, and as he was doing a demo on how to pitch it. ...
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We are within one property of our goal for SFH, buy-and-holds. That makes this year the year to focus on cash flow and I am spending the time I normally spend on buying/renovating focusing on improving cash flow by ...
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Hello,I'm going to purchase in full my next property essentially with cash (HELOC funds already available).If I find the property myself, what benefit does having a realtor on my side provide?Thank you.
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After more than a year of reading, podcasts, practice analysis of deals, and discussion, I feel that I'm ready to commit to being a real estate investor once we start our new chapter (Husband is exiting the military n...
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Hi there! I'm wondering if anyone from California/ out of state has any tips on investing in Florida or any lessons or "dumb tax" to share? My investing partner has lots of experience here in CA, but we're interested ...