Michael Wentzel
Pros and Cons of foreigners buying US real estate
I've spent a good portion of my adult life living and working in Africa, although I'm a US citizen. My family and I have been back in the US the last two years, but we're hoping to move back to Africa later this year....
Matt Roberts
FHA loans
I own a rental property that I bought with an FHA loan (when I was an owner occupant). Since then I've gotten married. Is my wife eligible for an FHA loan on a house we want to buy to live in? I will need to be on the...
Sean Tracey
House hacking opportunities within an hour commute to Midtown NYC
Hi, I kind of gave up on the idea of house hacking within my area because of a few factors:High prices in NY for not much value in my opinion.Currently like where I am living and am a bit stuck there due to it being a...
Gabriel Miller
best way to litigate against tenant that abandons property
Hello friends,In October I had a tenant abandon my SFR. They left the place a mess. Most of the damage was due to their dogs that were in the lease agreement but I wouldn't think that matters. Their security fee wa...
Andy More
Flipping 3 properties side by side
Lets say you wanted to flip a property and required a 25k profit for it to be worth the effort. Would you be willing to reduce that minimum 25k profit if you could flip 3 identical properties that are all side by side...
Alex M
Buying property at a very young age
Hello all,
My dad just sold a commercial building so he has been shopping around for another building to buy. He has found one that he is set on buying but he says there's another one right across from it that would a...
Mark S.
HomePath Renovation Loan
So, I got my first property under contract!! 3 BR / 2.5BA, 1,248 sq. ft. townhouse. It's a Fannie Mae HomePath property (foreclosure). My agent asks me whether or not I'll be using the HomePath renovation mortga...
Mike O
Multiple Loans in shorter time-frame
Hello,
I am new to real estate investing and wanted some guidance regarding mortgagees.
In the later part of last year I closed on a triplex in the Los Angeles area that cash flows and is currently fully occupied. ...
Dre Lewis
Deal or No Deal? Please Help Analyze My First Potential Deal
Hello fellow investors,
I will try to keep this as brief as possible, however, I want to get you guys up to speed on my situation. In a nutshell, I'm located in the Chicago market, looking to not only network with ot...
Christie O'Malley
Apartment purchase rent increase
Hi all,
We are purchasing our first "apartment complex". It consists of 3 duplexes, 1 triplex and 2 commercial units. Before closing, I would like to have a general idea of how to appropriately go about increasing r...