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Hi,I am thrilled to be here. I have a full time job that I love as a product design engineer and I want to fulfill my other dreams which is owning my first Multifamily home. I want to learn more about House Hacking. L...
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Throwing this question out for my fellow BPers to get some feedback. I'm a "newbie" but wanted to get some insight and perspectives from other areas of the country.Here in Cincinnati we have a neighborhood in the met...
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Hello All,My name is Christopher Costa. I am a recent graduate of Georgia Tech, here in Atlanta and I am currently working as a Product Engineer at a biotech company. I am originally from suburb outside of Atlanta, bu...
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Hello, I'm an out of state investor considering buying some buy-and-hold properties in the greater Atlanta area. Being out of state, my knowledge of Atlanta is quite limited, and I'm hoping to get a better sense of th...
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I have an extremely rare opportunity to jump start my real estate investing goals. I'm getting a STEAL of a deal. My parents are moving out of the country and are selling me their 220k (market value) house for 80k. My...
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I might find myself with $10k, and if I do, I want to be able to use $8K of it be a private investor because:
a) I feel I can get the return in 90 - 120 day, if it's a rehab project.
b) Duh! It's better then a bank....
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Goal: to own some profitable multi-families. If I buy one, I may also get it out there to flip and generate cash, as thats the main goal. Maybe even a realty/investment company of some sort.
Area: MA
Me: have a 500...
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I am trying to find the best way to make background checks from my PC on potential renters. I see several companies that offer such services online and don't know one from the other (i.e. Intelius, CriminalWatchdog a...
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Any tips for first time real estate investing in utah? Everything is just so expensive I've been considering out of state investing but I'm not sure if I should for my first time purchase. (I make about 40k a year and...
Hello everyone I am a recent new member that joined this forum because I would like to learn more about real estate. I am in my mid 20's and am currently snowballing my debt until I have zero! In the meantime I wan...