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Wanted to ask the biggerpocket community whether an out-of-state investor buying a rental property in saint petersburg/Tampa area is a good investment choice? Looking to buy a property ($100k-$250k) with long term ten...
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When I say where to start I'm asking for any advice on getting started in the real estate world. Suggestions on books, videos, or any small/big tips. I just graduated from high school and plan on attending Louisiana T...
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Hi All,
General question for a specific situation.
What is the best way (ways) to determine what are the most active listing agents in a given area? (I have done the obvious, drive around and write down names of e...
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Hi,Looking for guidance on investing in Tampa, what’s the vacancy rate, days on market? Specific zip codes that do really well? Also, what can be rented out easily, in terms of size and number of bedrooms? I am lookin...
I own several multi families in Quincy and Fitchburg Massachusetts and investing in real estate for the last 6 years and I've been thinking about investing in Springfield and Worcester, but primarily in Springfield as...
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Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!I currently have a property that I own outright through an LLC in Overland Park, Kansas. I’m looking for a cash out refi for higher than 80% LTV due to the expenses that I’ve already ...
My contact in KC offered me this deal. What do you think? 10338 Sycamore, Kansas City, MOPrice: $74,500.00Rent (gross income): $950.00/per mo.Property Mgmt Fee: $95.00/per mo.Insurance Expense: $45.00/per mo.Taxes: $6...
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I am looking to do a self directed IRA, i was thinking of using
the "Equity trust Company" www.trustetc.com.
Their fees seem reasonable, the service seems capable, and they
are out of Ohio which is not a hotbed of f...
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I was recently referred to LendingOne by a fellow investor and just wanted to share my experience thus far as I feel there's a lot of marketing bait and switch happening with lenders that advertise terms and loan stru...
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Big question - why hasn't anyone applied data science and machine learning in the real estate domain?With the recent (7 years?) advances in natural language processing, image recognition and the validation of various ...