Chris Vicari
Starting Out Huge, 1.45M Investment Property Opportunity
The Basics: I've been watching the micro-climate that is San Diego's short-term vacation rental market since I moved there in 2015. I have numerous friends who rent out their primary residence and completely cover the...
Bryan Galaz
How can I use the equity in my primary residence to get started?
I have over $500k in equity with my primary residence and feel like I should be using it to get into real estate investing, but have no idea how to get started. How can I use that equity to buy a rental property?Than...
Heidi Thompson
Padsplit insights please
new to REI world. Just learned about Padsplit. Searched BP for a post on topic, and there was only 1 10 months ago. Does anyone have experience with it. 14% service fee...would that substitute for Prop Management fee,...
Ross Y.
New Property with Nightmare Seller and Tenant... Advice please!
Elaborate story here.. quite a nightmare. Please read through and help.Setting the Table:Property is in San Diego, CaliforniaJust purchased and closed on a nice primary home with a granny flat in the back that is rent...
Steve Ellison
Becoming a landlord primarily to establish rental history
About six months ago I posted about my situation and got some good advice. Now that I’m ready to actually do something about it, I’d like to run it by everyone again with a little more detail.My goal is to buy a new ...
Anne Morris
Any advise on how to be proactive?
My husband and I have excellent credit, own 2 homes/mortgages (1 is a rental property), and due to a job loss and other issues, our income has been cut by half. We have tried to wait out the recession, but have given...
Corey Meyer
If seller has a mortgage can we still negotiate seller financing?
Greetings Everyone,
Thanks for clicking on my post!
I am in the initial process of creating a "seller financing offer" to a homeowner who is interested in selling a single-family residential home. The backstory i...
Dennis Soto
Should I continue holding an appreciated property?
I am an amateur when it comes to real estate investing. However, in 2012 I made a homerun deal that if managed properly it can get me to my new realized dream of becoming an actual investor. Here's the deal:I bought a...
Rodney Marcantel
What's the best thing to do, Rent or Sell our Home?
We're at a crossroads of what to do and seek advise from experts both in the investing and financial areas. Here's our situation...Our Home is worth $450K (according to comps provided by our RE agent). We own the hous...
Katie Lyon
New Investor - Which route to go??
Looking for thoughts on which option to explore given my current situation. Here's the lowdown:- Primary residence has about 200k of equity in it. - Currently own one rental property (previous primary residence). We o...