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Hi guys,First time home buyer here trying to house hack my first property in the Portland/Vancoucer area.... The pacific NW I'm finding is a pretty tough place to cash flow on anything. Most homes fail the 1% rule her...
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Hi All. I have the opportunity to purchase a 4 plex (2 duplexes) located next to each other for 99,500. The property is located in Birmingham, Alabama, in the East Lake area. The units are 2br/1.5 bath and appear...
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Hello BP,If I find a good deal on a large apartment complex, but don't have the money for the downpayment ($500-700k), what kind of product or offer can I structure to talk about with friends and family who might want...
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Hello,I am looking to make my first jump into the rental market. I have been doing quite a bit of reading and decided I am going to pursue an FHA loan on a prospect property.It is a 2 unit property a 2 and 3 bedroom....
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Hello, so I bought this property 2 years ago, 4 unit in fairhaven mass
All tenants are severely undermarket, 1 i came to an agreement with to increase rent(nice quiet guy wanted to keep him) 1 is special needs(he's t...
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This has already been briefly talked about on here but I wanted to run it by anyone interested in a discussion(especially lenders). The quick and general idea here is; you have some cash, create an LLC, have that LLC ...
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I'm currently looking at an 8-unit building in a C- neighborhood and trying to justify it. One of the bigger concerns for me from a snowballing perspective is that since I have to put 30% down it is going to signific...
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Massachusetts needs an end game for its Lead Law. Officially, “the Lead Law requires the removal or covering of lead paint hazards in homes built before 1978 where any children under six live.”The law, as is true of ...
If you were to invest into a small owner-occupied multi-family right now, where would it be located?A little bit of the question background: I'm a recent college grad with a good job in IT that requires 100% travel so...
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Hey all,Newbie investor here. What comes first, the hard money, or the deal? Is there such a thing as getting “pre-approved” with hard money lenders, or is it more typical to bring a deal to a hard money lender? Or...