Real estate can be hedge against market volatility when stocks take a tumble, and there are many perks associated with owning an investment property. Becoming a landlord is a smart way to generate a steady passive inc...

I've had a successful, albeit short, career in insurance sales and am looking to transition into buy and hold real estate investing.  I currently live in Ohio where property taxes are high (40th out of 50 states).  My...

Hi, name is Mike.

I've been looking for M/F (3-6 units) for about 12-18 months. I'm looking to finance the purchase for as little down as possible (25% down is what I'm counting on for investment properties)...

I have recently found a self storage facility that the owners are considering selling. It's 24 units - 16 10x10, and 8 5x10 on 2 acres of land in a good location.

After speaking to the sellers, I've found that the...

I wanted to create an LLC and have the entity purchase a duplex in order to protect our personal assets from a potential settlement-hungry tenant.  We found that no lender will structure a deal where an LLC buys the d...

I just found out that in PA it's illegal for a lender to have a DSCR loan under $301k with a prepayment penalty. Since most DSCR lenders require a prepayment penalty it's been difficult to find refinancing options for...

Two days before closing my lender advises that neither FNMA nor FMMC would buy my loan. Only financing 70% of appraised value. 81 of the 86 units are non owner-occupied so they didn't want it. Non-warrantable.Of cours...

I had a thought after talking with a note broker locally. Can I create and sell a note to finance a flip?! It would look like this:9% APR on $120,000 secured by a property currently assessed for $145,000. 12 month cal...

Is it me or is it the process? Doing my DSCR has been a complete pain in the tail! It has to be just as nerve wrecking as conventional. I'm asking for 50% on one property and 70% on the other. Neither have a mortgage....

When I closed on my first duplex in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in August 2017, "the 2% Rule" was the gold standard for determining whether a property would cash flow.  (The 2% Rule says that the gross monthly rents shou...