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Hi everyone,
I'm so happy to have found this community. I am new to real estate investing, in fact, I've spent the last few months absorbing as much information as I can. I'd love to be as transparent as possible. My...
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So the scenario I have is that I am currently in the process of refinancing. Thinking about it, I posited the question to my dad if he were to "pay/buy it off", and I were to pay him instead of the bank, he would ben...
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Hello! I am new to the group, real estate investing in general, and trying to learn so that I can take my first step into real estate. The idea of owning real estate as an investment has always made me excited, but tr...
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I have a tenant who would like to apply for one of my Hammond units. This person said she's had surgery recently and has been out of work since March, and will return in August. She offered to pay a full rent's paymen...
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Should I use the equity in my primary home to purchase my next home? I will be renting out my current primary residence and moving to the house I will be buying.
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Hello,My wife and I are looking into buying our first home with hopes to eventually accrue multiple properties for renting. I have been reading the online resources about getting started, searching the market, and eve...
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There is an economic term called diminishing marginal rate of return. Meaning for every one more unit sold the benefit becomes less and less. With the rise in college tuition costs and the strong emergence of availabi...
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Strategy Questions:I work as an 1099 for my "real job". I have an LLC and it is taxed as an S-Corp. I have recently stopped contributing to my 401K to use the money to save for real estate. But....I've been thinkin...
I am interested in buying a 5 units multifamily property. What should I look for before I make an offer besides doing an inspection? How to verify that the tenants that are living there now have always paid on time? S...
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Curious to get other perspectives on this topic. I’ve been throwing around the idea of buying another primary residence (upgrading), but the current mortgage rate makes it a little tougher of a decision. Background:Yo...