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I am in a weird situation. I'm a full time employee with benefits and a 401K with good credit but I cannot get traditional financing, because I am also a stand up comic. As a comic I make a little money, but I write o...
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A Seller who is a family member is offering that instead of going to closing with a title company to just process the deed at our city hall since he has done this once before. Since this is our first closing as a comp...
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I met an investor this evening that is looking to close out a group brought together for the purchase of a preforeclosure commercial property in McAllen, Texas. I know this gentlemen to be someone I would love to work...
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I have a seller who is going through foreclosure and seeking to sell his home. He needs the full amount now. He currently has a tenant in place who is willing to either continue the lease or purchase the home under a ...
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So here is a bit of my story to help explain my thinking. I received my master's degree in May, 2014. Along with that came student loan debt...awesome! I have a good job, but student loan payments really take up a ...
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I've done one 1031 exchange about 20 years ago and used an intermediary. The whole process was completed within about 40 days including identification and closing. That's the very limited extent of my knowledge.What ...
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To answer this question, I think my age (62) should be taken into account, as the benefits might not be as great for someone my age.I own half a house with another investor. I have the opportunity to buy him out. We'v...
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Is having a mentor necessary to have success in real estate investing early on? It seems like every guru I’ve listened to suggests it. What are your thoughts?
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We have a property manager willing to lease us a single unit apartment for $1600/Month unfurnished. Wifi would be around $50-70. I think we could get it furnished for around $1500. There is 3 other single unit apartme...
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Hi all, I've been doing a couple BRRRs this year but I ran out of capital so started reaching out to friends. I have a friend who wants to join my current deal and will be contributing about 50% of the capital for th...