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Hi all, Newbie question. I am actively looking for a rental property and would like to know if I should get the mortgate pre-approved or find the right property and get the loan. Looks like some of the sellers are i...
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I am new to Short Term Rentals and working with a partner to build our first rental cabin. How can I still benefit from taxes for 2021 if our cabin won't be done until 2022?Quick background: My partner is fronting the...
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I thought on a recent podcast, Brandon and David, an investor talked about having seller concessions at closing that gave him money (I don’t recall if he meant actual cash but I think he did). Have a deal with a big ...
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Hello, I have been talking to a gentleman who is considering selling me his property using seller finance. He does not own the property outright so I offered to pay off his renaming mortgage as my down payment then ma...
Hello,I currently do not own any real estate investments and only a small amount of my portfolio is tied up in a REIT. I am trying to learn more about real estate and have just started the process. Eventually I would ...
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I'm interested in doing a cash out refinance on on non-owner occupant 1-4 family in Cobble Hill worth about $3M. Are any of you aware of portfolio lenders where I can find non-agency/nonconforming loans? I'd like see ...
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Terrible Customer Service! No one at this company knows how to use a phone. After dealing with them for 3 weeks on a deal, not one person of several returned a phone call, only got email responses! After receiving a h...
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Does anyone know of lenders/private investors who do hard money owner occupied property in Illinois?
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I have a line of credit through my father (also a real estate investor) to get my portfolio started. I am curious to see how other investors would use this if it was an option to them. The example below is purely for ...
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Hello All, I'll get straight to the point. My Aunt lives in her house that is in my grandfathers name (long story). She wants to get out but the realtor told her she'll need to have around 70-80K in renovations done. ...