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Hi,My husband and I are currently renting a SFR in San Jose because of his new job but we are looking to buy our first home in Southern Orange County (where we were prior to this job and where we plan to return in the...
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Hi everyone,We are going to purchase a house w/ my mom and would like some recommendations on how to best structure the deal. Given it's the holidays I can't call my CPA and lawyer right now, so in the interim hoping ...
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When most people think of owning multifamily properties, they believe that the cost would be prohibitive. After all, you can find solid apartment building in many markets, such as Texas, Florida and Georgia for $70,00...
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Hello, I just closed on an 8 plex(2 4 units) in November with a partner. This is my first deal, and I love it so far. We have room on our lot to build another 4 plex-8 plex depending on the city and parking space. ...
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Hi folks,I posted in another forum and didn’t receive any replies so thought I would try here. I have a few more options included in this scenario:Situation:Foreign national not living in USA.I have a brother who live...
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So, here we go... I have saved up enough and I want to put it into my first investment property. After discussing with my girlfriend, we discussed a more local approach would be a safer move than trying our luck out o...
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Hello
I am a novice investor and wanted to understand when is a 1031 suitable to do and whether sometimes it is more suitable to just pay the taxes especially with the current uncertain economic environment and gover...
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Hello,
I wanted to ask the bigger pockets community a question about rehabbing properties.
I've never thought about getting into that area of real estate, and truth be told, I think I'm familiar with th...
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As you all know, wall street is moving in on our turf. Thought I'd share my plan to stay alive:
1. Convert multi-family to single family dwellings. In my particular region there exists a large double (up/down) hous...
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Hi all. I am just wondering if anyone on this site has held a property for 20 years or more? If so, I'd love your general view on how the 20 years or more has been.
Why am I asking this question? Simple. I am jus...