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So I sign a guy up last Thursday. He calls me and says he wants to short sale his house. He had it listed with an agent but the listing expired so I have my agent go with me to sign a new listing agreement, and for m...
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Hi,
My
father purchased this 2-family house (R5 Zone) back in 1976 in Astoria Queens,
and just like many other landlords in NYC he rents out the
cellar/basement.
I've been reading
online the definition betwe...
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I haven't started investing yet since I am still saving up to start. I want to use this time to learn as much as I could. I live in San Francisco and the market here is crazy. I was looking into homes to buy and hold ...
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Hey guys, I had a few questions I wanted to ask and the first one is if anyone has had problems in IL using double closing/back-to-back closing/simultaneous closing (whatever you want to call it) where there are two s...
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Back Story So my wife and I are upcoming investors. :) We will be finishing the rehab on our first flip in the coming weeks and closing on the next deal in the next couple weeks as well. Additionally we built a hom...
As a beginner investor I was overwhelmed by all the help that was offered to me. However it eventually became apparent to me that most of the people I had been talking to were actually turnkey providers trying to sel...
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For about two years now, one of our tenants has been paying for rent in cash. I am almost certain nothing illegal is being done to obtain this cash - they are in a band and receive tips for that and his wife is a wait...
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Brand new to real estate investing.
I’m looking for advice on the best way to finance a project.
My friend has done 3 of these so far, and I am planning to join him on the next one with hopes of expanding the busine...
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Good morning everybody! So my wife and I have gotten linked up with some folks that teach and provide a system for STR's by using rental arbitrage. I am curious if any of you have done this before and what some of you...
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I currently own one rental property (duplex). I plan to buy another rental property by the end of this year around $150k price range. I’ve been thinking about trying the Airbnb route. My current duplex is a normal ten...