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Hi Everyone,A little background here. My brother and I are out of state investors (from SF Bay Area), and have pinpointed the Greenville, SC area to make our first investment property purchase. We have begun working w...
I am currently employed in the building supply industry. Components to be more precise I am looking to get into real estate investing to broaden my income. My ire and I truely enjoy remodeling and improving houses. T...
I have a question that is related to buying non performing notes. I am looking into becoming an MLO and want to also own mortgage notes. Would it be possible (sensible, profitable, and legal) to offer a borrower to re...
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Signs are part of the image of a property. Whether our clients are designing/building from scratch or renovating an existing property, they find successful projects incorporate signage into the branding strategy of a...
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I've been shopping around for househack deals in LA for a couple months and deals with value-add components are tough to find and even harder to win. In an ideal world, i'd like to find a property where i can force ap...
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Do lenders give an approval letter? Im getting turned down because I don't have a deal yet. But I was under the impression that I need to get the approval letter FIRST, then find the deal. Is that how is works?
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my understanding from BP is that a TK property is rent ready with all major systems functional for several years. Thus roof w long life remaining (i.e. 10yrs min), hvac, plumbing and electric all new or much life rema...
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Buying my first Duplex and I will be living in the upper unit. Bought it thru an FHA it would be considered my primary residence.I just bought appliances for the lower unit. How do I handle this as a Business expense?...
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I started my real estate investment journey last year and now have 6 units (single family & duplex). I’m using a property management company at this point so I am not tracking tenants. I recently obtained my real ...
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Finished my first flip in Lancaster, CA. I hired only licensed and insured local contractors. They did a fine job, but cost double what I had budgeted at the outset, which killed my profit. For the next one, I'd like ...