So I'm new to REI but moving quickly to get my business moving.  It's going pretty good so far and meeting four sellers next week.  One of the first things I did was to attend a nearby REI club meeting.  Now I underst...

What is your opinion about Clever Investors

After hanging around these forums for about half a year now, I've noticed that the word "Guru" gets tossed around quite a bit, and (understandably) not in a good way. It's a label that tends to be used interchangeably...

Most investors favor CF rather than equity build up.

The advice is get a mortgage as long as you can (30+years) so you can have a few more hundred dollars in CF.

This neglects the fact that you pay more...

Question for everyone in the forums. What is your experience with solar panels and how the bank handles them? I'm assuming these would be a lien on a property like any other lien? The only reason I ask, is they don't ...

I have recently read quite a few article on this site and others about using lease to own contracts as a vehicle to get started. My issue though, is that they come from the perspective of investors who have been doing...

Hey all, I’m not sure if it’s because of COVID or the current housing market in general in NJ/NY, but I am having such a tough time getting this to work. I purchased my first property, a two-family back in September 2...

1099 person that doesn't want to go back to W-2 job to Buy a home to be more clear. What would be my options to go forward? I am stuck here and having trouble getting started bc of it. I just want to make it clear tha...

Hello,

I have been wanting to get into real estate since last year. I have been investing solely in stocks for years and completely overlooked the power of leverage. I have never purchased a property before. I was ...

I'm exploring the possibilities of being an HML (starting off on a smaller scale), and I have a few "newbie" questions for those who've done it for a while. --Is it possible to start off by lending smaller amounts, l...