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I am creating an investment group with several friends, who do not know each other. Our plan is to purchase and flip homes in our local market. We are creating an LLC, and I wanted to find out if anyone has done thi...
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Hello,
I purchased a foreclosure property at tax sale in Michigan in July of 2012 for $88.5K, and put $80K into the renovation with cash borrowed from family members. After the renovation was finished in January I we...
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We are looking at buying our second home and renting the first. We live extremely close to a college in Colorado Springs. One property manager told us the highest cash flow option for us would be to rent to students b...
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I own a home valued at 400k with 230k on a 30 year fixed FHA. Our debt to income ratio is too high due to student loans and a few credit cards hence the FHA. Also my credit score is not great right now due to some l...
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Hello BP!I'm actually not that stuck with my broker and have recently parted ways. However this experience has definitely got me thinking about how to avoid this situation in the future. I've been overseas for sometim...
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I am in the beginning stages of my first out of state investments- excited and a little nervous. I submitted 3 offers yesterday ( 1 SFR, 1 Duplex, 1 Qaud). I hope to purchase 2 of the 3. This is the area I grew up in ...
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So I'm a house-hacker that is actively offering on a second investment property. I have a bit of land lording experience under my belt, but still have yet to go through any real problems. I've got a tenant in place, a...
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With the real estate market moving towards recovery, in what ways does the wholesaling field change? I understand there will always be motivated sellers, regardless of the market condition. I assume that absentee ow...
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I run into this fairly often and I imagine other wholesalers do too. I consider myself a pretty good negotiator but am always flummoxed by stonewalling sellers. What negotiating tactics do others use to get thin...
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Do you allow these at your rentals? These are the portable, inflatable "houses" that kids can play in in the yard.