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My research has come up with a DTI ratio for using a VA home loan at 28-41% but in-person, I have heard realtors mention VA loans of up to about 50% DTI!I am a first time homebuyer, looking to purchase a multi family ...
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Hi all,
When starting out, what is the best way to analyze a market? What are the things I should be looking for? What are the tools that a new investor can use?
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Hello Everyone,I am here wanting to fully understand the appraisal process and I would be appreciative if anyone can give me feedback.I am also appreciative if anyone can provide some resources such as articles or boo...
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First off let me introduce myself. My name is Matthew. I am looking for any help, advice, tips or anything anyone can give me in starting a PM business in Massachusetts. I have the start up funds necessary and hav...
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Hello everyone,I just purchased my first rental, made it through the screening process, have a move in date set for a qualified tenant, and am wondering about what kind of documentation I should be preparing, and in w...
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Hi I am a new, accidental landlord learning to buy and hold. I live in the Albany, NY area and have a 3 bd/2.5ba townhouse that is currently renting for 1800/mo. It took 2 months to find a tenant so I took the best on...
Hello my name is Miguel Velez and I am from Bronx New York I have been researching real estate investing for a while now and have been mostly interested in wholesaling to build up my capitol and so I can move on to re...
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Hey all,so I recently completed an owner finance deal as the owner/lender. The checks have started coming in but I now realized I don't really know how to best track this income. For instance, should I be making a s...
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I am finishing up a new construction STR build. I bought raw land in an LLC with a partner to do this. Although I think our personal names had to be on the loan in order to qualify.
My question is....when i finish co...
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Do you guys prefer to use a higher $ amount and run up your daily limit rather quickly or enter a lower bid and play it slow? We started it last night with the higher bid to run up the cap more quickly but I'm open to...