James R. Copeland
Balloon payments in commercial lending (ticking time bomb?)
So I would LOVE to eventually get into Commercial Real Estate, especially apartments, but realize the commercial loan world is much different from SFR's. The part that keeps sticking out to me is the concept of a "bal...
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Don't buy, rent instead?
Hey - Did anyone read this article on MSN recently? It's an article about the benefits of renting instead of buying. He tries to make the case that the stock market is a smarter investment. Thoughts??
http://articles...
Juan David Maldonado
Real estate investing and the upcoming recession??
What are your thoughts on real estate investing and the potential upcoming recession all media outlets are talking about?
Andres Rivero
Funding For Flipping.... Anyone use them yet?
I was curious about this company who is offering me 80,000-100,000 from a line of credit. My fee would be $8-9k which would be taken from the backend. So basically,they would approve me based on my credit score. Then ...
Arthur Wang
Submetering Utilities in Multifamily
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I am looking at a MFH in Cincinnati that is currently landlord paid utilities. I have heard of transitioning properties from landlord to tenant paid utilities but haven’t gotten into the nitty gritty of what that...
Abigail Veit
To house hack or not to house hack
I am 22 years old, a recent college graduate, and I live with my parents free from the big expenses of rent and groceries. I want to get started in real estate by house-hacking. I have no debt, I’m just funneling my p...
David Krulac
New Book: "Zillow Talks: The New Rules of Real Estate"...
I am not evaluating or recommending this book, but new book written by Zillow has the following items in their book. 1. Location, location, location is NOT the number 1 rule. Buying and predicting what the area wil...
Bobby Shell
Taking out 401k to buy rental. 100% depreciation
Listening to Robert K (Rich Dad) and his partner Tom Wheelwright they said you can take money out of your 401k and take the penalty, but then buy a rental and depreciate it the first year to offset the loss where you ...
Adrian Mata
Duplex Help please
I found a duplex that is pretty nice in Indianapolis and being that I'm from WA and CA it is very reasonable but when I use the analysis given, I'm having trouble. Am I doing this correctly?
These are 3-bed 1...
Paula Schafer
IRA
I'm looking to use my IRA to invest in real estate. I'm looking for any advise from anyone who is doing this and which company are you using as the custodian. Thank you.