Hello, I recently got a $500,000 (full equity) condo in California and $200,000 cash. I am 21, have a 751 credit score. No Job, but planning to get a Computer Science degree as a margin of safety & then use it to ...

I'm working on purchasing a vacation rental in my hometown that is very seasonal, approximately 9 weeks of solid summer bookings and intermittent bookings throughout the shoulder spring/fall months. One of the compani...

I have been working with a property management company in St. Louis to get the SFR we just bought rent ready. The process hasn't been perfect, but overall, they've done a good and relatively fast job of getting it rea...

Hello all. I'm a beginner who is almost feeling comfortable enough (educated/prepared) to take my first shot at a rehab. I would like to ask you all a question: think back to your first REI project. Although you proba...

I usually try to pay half up front and upon completion, I'll pay the remaining 50%. What methods of paying contractors do the rest of you use?

I think I want to be my own contractor for a pretty large commercial project. Am I crazy for doing this? I could just hire a contractor to do it but my experience here with contractors has been they are SLOW. In Panam...

27 year old male, 730 credit score, 40% DTI, no student/car/medical debt, first time home buyer looking for estimated max loan amount
Hello,
I understand that this is a case by case question with many variables in...

Happy New Year once again everyone. Hope everyone had a safe and great one. Wishing every one an even better year in REI and every other goal you plan to acheive in 2014.

Just wanted to know how do these numb...

Hi Folks, 
I'm looking at a higher-end loft-style condo in a historic/artsy neighbourhood. Two obvious options are to do a str mainly through Airbnb and my own connections or rent it as a longer-term executive rental...

I'm in the middle of pulling out equity from one investment property (HELOC or 2nd mortgage, whichever gives me the best rates and LTV) and then using that money to put a downpayment on a second property, thereby need...