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I'm totally new to Real Estate Investing. But after reading so many times that $100 a month profit is the goal, I'm left wondering how can this be good? By my estimation I'd need 40-50 houses to make a decent living...
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Hello all, i'm comming in hopes for a little insight. A little back story. My wife and I purchased our home in 2008. It was built in 2006 so we are the 2nd owner's. We purchased it for $122,000. We also cashed in...
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Hello all. I just read an article on commercial financing that said commercial lenders would consider rents in the decision when financing a multi-family if there were leases. I am going on a three-day car trip tomorr...
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Just bought my first property in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, it's a four-unit built in 1850 my family and I plan to do an owner occupied unit with tenants in the other 3 units. The previous landlord seemed to have fo...
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Hi everyone,My partner and I just completed our FIRST FLIP and we are so excited about it!!! We have both been in construction for nearly 10 years now, and have been talking about trying our hand at our own projects f...
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Closed on it today, it's a 2 bed 1 bath in Portsmouth, VA. Purchased it for $30,000, after closing costs it was $31,650.15. Planning on placing a tenant buyer in there for $975 a month. Taxes and insurance will set me...
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I have a deal which I structured owner financing in it, my plan is hold on to it and will either sell it at the end of the loan period or just keep it.
It is a SFR, ARV is ~ $450k, I am buying it at $461k. T...
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Hey guys, I'm looking to purchase my first real estate property this year and according to my analysis, househacking a multifamily house here doesn't make any sense, I feel like I'm missing something. Here's an exampl...
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Just wondering ...I had a recent bad experience with a plumber that somehow convinced me that the 50% upfront and 50% at end was on the up and up.
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So I had one of my rentals on craigslist with a lockbox on the front door. I've been using lock boxes for 10 years. I had a rental on the market for a few weeks giving out the code to people to look inside. Yesterd...