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I currently do not own a house, but I'm thinking about purchasing a 1 unit beach property and renting out the unit weekly during the summer months. I don't have 20% to put down, so an FHA first time home buyer loan ...
Hi - I'd love some suggestions. I've done a variety of single and multi-family rehabs (including FHA, conventional and 203k) with both buy and hold and fix and flip strategies. Any financing advice for a 3 unit multi-...
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What are the best ways (websites etc) to find out figures like population growth, employment growth, and median wages (or wage growth) for a specific area? I’m looking for somewhere to buy a new rental property and w...
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Hello everyone!
Love the forums and podcast!
I'm a self employed (started an online business) living in El Paso, Texas recently moved from the U.K.
My goal is to have 20 doors via the BRRRR method.
Bought my first...
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I invested a portion of my IRA in a self directed IRA where I control the checkbook and bought two houses that I rent. All funds to support the houses comes from the IRA and all rental income returns to the IRA. Has...
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We are venturing into real estate this year and potentially with a personal investor with 12 figures. If that deal falls through, I will have to find a way to finance my goals. We recently started an aerospace mfg b...
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Hello all,I am an aspiring real estate investor in the Bangor, ME area. I currently live in Carmel, just 10 minutes outside of Bangor. I am currently employed as a store manager for a regional grocery store chain. I a...
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Hi,I am looking to invest in some properties, and found over 30 properties in CA for under $50k. Many (though not all) of them are in the desert areas or sometimes in Mountain Areas. Does anyone have thoughts on appre...
I'm not sure which forum this applies to? May post it to a couple to get it right.I'm considering changing up a leasing strategy to target the short term rental market.I'm curious if others have experience with this ...
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Hello, I'm Eric, I'm also a total newbie. I am analyzing properties. Where on the web can I go to find out good areas to invest in?Also, what criteria should I use? I.e. property tax, employment etc.