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Hey all,First time home buyer and my dream is to purchase a multi-family, reno and house hack in North Brooklyn. I want to live in one unit and rent out the other unit to help pay off the mortgage, then buy another sp...
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When purchasing a home from a turnkey company, do you negotiate the price based on comps for the area, or do you purchase it at the list price?
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Hi there,I am a complete newbie to real estate investing but really want to rip the band aid off this year and get my first property. I currently live in Los Angeles, CA so purchasing a property with good cash flow do...
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I am interested to hear different investment criteria that people have for multifamily properties. I know that this is a subjective question. Some of the metrics I want to know about include cap rate, COCR, IRR, DSCR....
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I’m going to let the cat out of the bag early here – you do not have to face seasoning when refinancing. You do not have to wait any period of time to refinance a property. There are plenty of lenders that have ZERO...
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An "as is" FSBO in suburban area, what do I do? This will possibly be my 1st wholesale deal but I don't have a buyer, my purchase contract I'm not sure is correct and don't have money to get it checked by an attorney....
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Every year around this time I see threads on BP asking about your goals for the coming new year. “Put it out there, hold yourself (or each other) accountable” yada yada yada. Those of you that know me well know that...