Hi there, discovered this forum last night and found it amazing. I am a beginning investor I guess and have a rather open ended question.
Situation being that I moved to phoenix for a new job from VA where i ...
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Sorry if this is in the wrong area of the forum, mods.
So I have a 2-family investment property (financed via bank) and a single-family home (primary residence) in the same city. Here are the expenses ...
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http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2013-02-06/shiller-sees-no-major-rally-in-u-dot-s-dot-housing-market
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I finally closed on my first duplex in Grand Rapids, MI. The property currently has tenants upstairs. The lease that I inherited does not list anything about access to the basement. The tenants do have access to th...
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Below is the full text of a message being circulated by concerned real estate investors nationwide. It seems to originate from Vena Jones-Cox.
I have seen several highly respected speakers and trainers like Vena post...
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My husband and I are brand new to real estate investing! We are currently renting and are content with that, but will soon have a one time influx of cash that we are interested in using to get into RE. I've found a 4 ...
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After finding an HML that will lend where your prospect house is (most will only lend in major metro areas or have steeper rates if they do lend outside metro areas), I would ask these questions:
Are you a direct len...
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Hi everyone! I have been doing some research and am looking to get into the real estate investment world. I think I'd like to start with owning a rental to generate some cash flow. And I'm not looking really to gener...
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Hello! My name is Ben aka Poke_Investor. I am from the great state of Oklahoma (Moore, OK). I am 26 years young. I have an electrical engineering degree from Oklahoma State University (go Pokes!). I work for the g...
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Hey, everyone. I guess "new" is subjective because I've been reading this site forever. But after meeting Joshua Dorkin last fall at a conference I finally got around to signing up. (Sorry it took so long!)
My real e...