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Hey folks,I'm doing research and gearing up to make my first foray into real-estate investing, and I was looking for some guidance.My goal is to make the purchase in Q1 2019. I will be able to put around $50k down at ...
I'm trying to fill a vacancy in a 2 unit and am not getting a very good response. I have a For Rent sign out front, but am off the beaten path so I'm getting almost no calls from that. I also have it listed on Craigsl...
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Hi everyone!
I'm ready to take the dive. The plan is to live in this property and renting everything else out... below are my three ideas.
1. Buy a house with a mother in law apartment:
2. Buy a duplex
3 buy a qu...
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Hi everyone,
I just recently purchased a duplex in Highland Park, and will be owner-occupying one of the units. I learned that out back, the previous owner had some sort of unit that was torn down in the last year or...
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I've been searching for a duplex I can house hack. I have a spreadsheet that I've been using to determine a favorable cap rate and cash flow. As I've done research to determine what kind of cash flow I want and a good...
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I recently closed a building with 24 residential units and it is more than 100 years old.I have talked with a designer/architect about interior design.His quotation is around 21k for all the units.Is the quotation rea...
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Please Help! I am a home owner of an 1932 "cabin" in the Santa Cruz Mountains, (Los Gatos) and I just received a letter from the county of Santa Clara. This letter said that they were inquiring about "possible viola...
Bought the described property for ~$75,000 (got ripped off). The exterior walls have rotted through in parts. It's got 3 roofs and leaks through in one spot. The plumbing works but is made of defective parts. The ...
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Can you BRRRR with an unpermitted ADU? Will the appraiser call it out? What if the contractors did a great job? Is this a gray area? I have a client who wants a home, its been flipped, there is a 1200 SF adu, its one ...