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Hey Everyone,How do you best go about analyzing a house hack deal? Do you factor in the money you are not paying into your "gross income" on the property? Or do you only use the rent from the other unit(s) in your cal...
Hey everyone,I am quite new here but love all the content. I have been reading a lot about DSCR loans. I see how they would fund based on the numbers of a long term rental, short term rental, and midterm rental. What ...
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I'm a noobie.
Here's my story. I posted this yesterday as advice to the question "What age did you start your real estate investment career" … Am I too old?
"Like you, I'll be 59 in a couple of months. I own a house...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $88,600
Cash invested: $30,000
Duplex. Purchased to live and renovate one side and rent out the other side....
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Hi, I'm a new member from CT interested in buying my first 3 or 4 unit property. In addition to introductions I have a question. I currently rent my parents house for next to nothing, and will continue to have this as...
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Hey Everyone,I am still in the 1st stages of trying to still wrap my head around the whole world of Real Estate Investing. I am learning everything I can. House Hacking seems to be a pretty common place that people re...
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I just bought a home that needs some minor work and updating. Bought at $330k. Estimated $30k in updates, with and ARV of $420k. The plan is to live in the home and rehab it over the next year with the plan to sell af...
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Hey BP. I need some advice. I currently have a three family property under contract. All three units are comprised of 2 bedrooms and 1 bath, and each apartment has approximately 1100 square feet of living space. I...
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I am new to real estate investing and grew up in the St Clair County area. Do a lot of people invest in this area or is it better to look at other markets? I know some people can get decent returns in Port Huron but I...
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Hello All,I am just starting out in the Real Estate Investing world.I am looking for a duplex to purchase but I was wondering about the analysis part.Is it okay to cover some of the expenses and not have a cash flow p...