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Greetings! Being my first post, I would like to thank you for reading this post.
ABOUT ME:
My name is Ray Hurteau and I'm originally from Orange, CT. I became an Eagle Scout at age 16, graduated from Northeastern U...
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In June, I bought a 3 bedroom/1 bath SFH in Lansing, MI on short sale for $20,000 that I am now renting. I was able to find conventional financing from a bank, getting a 30-year loan at 4.79%. I'm currently gearin...
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Hey BP!So I'm finally getting my first rental property this week and I have a few random questions that I was hoping to get some help with. 1. Utilities - I'm not sure how the utilities work. There is some light remod...
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Hey there everyone,
I took a hard hit during the housing downturn and now I'm finally ready to begin investing again. After listening to many people online talk about lease option assignments and sandwich lea...
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This is a 2-parter. 1. I'm a real estate investor and property management company owner in Austin. I know Austin; I don't know other markets. I'm now looking to buy a SFH in another city and considering San Antonio, B...
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I keep getting directed to this website from all over the place. There are tons of people marketing it. What are all of your thoughts on it? Anyone used their services? Do you think this is a viable technique?
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Valuing a Mobile Home Park:
I want to know how many lots there are, how many are occupied and paying, what the lot rent is, what expenses the owner is paying, and who is responsible for the water lines, sewer lines,...
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We have a couple of rental properties that are almost paid off. We also have a very large mortgage on our personal residence. We have no other debt.
My thought process is to pay off the rental property with the smalle...
How can I run a credit check on someone to see how well their history of payments are before I allow for the tenanats to sign the leasing contract.
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Hello everyone, I am a young soon to move the the US investor, who seeks opportunities on the real estate market, mainly buy and hold strategies. I do have experience in real estate, investing (both BSc and MSc, plus ...