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I was surprised by the amount of long-term costs I calculated and even more surprised by what my biggest costs were going to be!!!! I also learned about better ways to estimate long-term expenses. Flooring and interio...
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@Billy L. and several others have asked me why I like the Stockton market, so I figured I'd share my perspective on the market and an example of how I achieve a 13% cash on cash return. I'd love to hear your thoughts....
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Hello,
I was reading through David Lindahl's Multi Family Millions and was curious about a particular point he made as it relates to my situation.
The fact is, is that I have ZERO experience in multi families, and...
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This guy's article states that depreciation recapture exclusion is not possible with the opportunity zone 10-year-hold:https://www.therealestatecpa.com/blog/real-estate-...Yet these other articles are stating that cap...
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In the process of applying for FHA loans and came across the 203k product. (House needs some rehab that I’d like to roll into my mortgage instead of being out of pocket). I was quoted an interest rate for the FHA loan...
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I know people often refinance from a 30 year to a 15 if they can get a competitive rate that does not dramatically increase the monthly payment. I am looking at doing the opposite. I bought a property (my first) with ...
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I'm broke as a joke. I'm a full time College student living off food stamps, pell grants, and partially my mom. I can maybe get $1,000 saved up in like... I'm not sure, but a long time, months. I don't have a job beca...
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I recently learned of an investor that was buying rental properties in out of state areas using a turn-key property management company. He never saw the house other then the pictures and the property management compan...
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I am in the process of loan shopping for my first real estate purchase (2-4 unit multi family). I have gone to a mortgage broker (1 month ago) who initially told me I can do 5% down on a conventional loan and we did ...
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I buy an HOA lien through foreclosure and get on title. If the borrower is deceased, and the 1st lien payoff balance is less than market value, can I sell the property?Or if the payoff balance is more than MV and I ha...