David Cassilo
Starting as a real estate investor in the Cleveland area
Hi all,I want to begin investing in real estate. I live in Cleveland and would like to focus on the city and surrounding suburbs to begin real estate investing.I've never done anything like this before and am a little...
Anntoinette Greenidge
DFW new investor struggles
Hello!
My husband and I are first time investors currently shopping for our first property. We plan to buy a home, live in it for a year or two while updating it and then move out and continue the process on another...
Cameron Weston
What to ask before buying a property with unpermitted ADUs in SD
Hi there folks! Have an interesting situation on my hands and wanted to get some input from the community before taking any action. I am looking at a property right now, here in San Diego, that is a triplex - one main...
Matt R.
Kansas City, Missouri proposes short-term rental regulations
All,The city of Kansas City, Missouri is proposing new short-term rental regulations. Here is the city blog post about the ordinance. I *think* you're meant to provide feedback by replying to the blog post; comments...
Alex Huang
BRRRR Newbie Questions
I understand the over-arching principles behind the BRRRR strategy, but I have some questions that i was hoping some experts could answer below.I've purchased my first property in cash. I expect to be all-in at right ...
Brian Kraft
1031 Tenants in Common Ins and Outs
In the end, I'd certainly get qualified legal/tax advice, but I'm looking for some more initial information here. If my wife and I sell an investment property (held in our names) and do a 1031 Tenants in Common exchan...
Michael Crohn
CONVENTIONAL LOAN or HARD MONEY??
Is there a happy medium between a conventional loan and a hard money loan? I'm in a pickle because I have enough cash to buy about 50% of the property I want but I can't qualify for a conventional loan. I have great c...
Joshua Herald
In a pickle : I need money for a down payment... 401k loan?
Greetings, My wife and I are making an offer on our first multi family this week. We both have full time jobs and make decent money 100k+ combined. Our credit is well above 750 each. The loan for the $210,000 house wa...
Jay Hirsch
Introduction and what is your forecast?
I rehabbed a few properties in the early 90s where there was a decent supply of houses at the HUD auctions and not a huge amount of competition from homebuyers. In about 95 I went to an auction with about 2000 home b...
Chris L.
Texas LLC while living in california
I live in california and have been speaking to my CPA about creating an LLC for purchasing property. He advised against in for properties in california because of the associated costs/tax with little extra benefit. I...