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I am moving to Hawaii with the military soon and want to know if buying a condo is a good investment. Condos are the only affordable thing and I want to get started and own a place. However, with hefty HOA fees and hi...
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"I'm selling the flower shop" said my retired father.
"Are you sure?" I said with some hesitation.A retail storefront with 3 apartments in Chicago.
Owned free and clear, grossing 5k a month.
Why sell?
He received ...
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I come from the world of stock and bond investing, and am looking to diversify with fractional trust deeds purchased from a HML. I'm considering 1st position TDs with <70% LTV. The RE used as collateral are eithe...
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This "investment" property just went pending at 643,000 here in Oakland. It's a 2 unit each 1 bed 1 bath. Realistic rent on each unit is max $1800. $43200 gross - taxes of $9452 (actual tax for this house) insurance ...
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Hello Everyone,
I have been searching and searching for investing advice and finally I found this forum.. I am so excited. :D
I have been investing for a little over a year now and have purchased 6 properties. I...
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Growing up in the mid west I'm pretty good at seeing things at face value. I understand the difference between assets and toys (most cars, motorcycle, boats, RV, etc). I started my investment journey about 4 years ago...
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I'm a new member and would love some feedback on our recent purchase and analysis.We bought a residential property in an upscale neighborhood. It was built in 1999 and has 3,824 square feet. They added an in-ground ...
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Brand new, just got my approval loan papers last week and have seen 5 duplexes, run about 10 numbers/reports things to see how good of an investment it would be, and submitted one offer. (Which got outbid by 25% in ca...
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About me: 47, family, did well in my small-business life for 20+ years, up until about 2019...grrrrrr. Luckily have a decent nest egg, barring major depression scenarios, I think I'll be 'ok' with a a few lifestyle cu...
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Hi everybody,
My name is Nick, I am recently impacted by the mass tech laid-off. I am in my early 30s and I own 2 properties in Seattle and 1 in California (a townhome, an apartment, and a single-family in CA). I hav...