I live in a small beach town where a run-down 900sq/ft house was listed at $400k. This is typical in this area right now, little shacks going for over $300k and actual nice houses with a yard, out of reach. I'm look...
OK, so I am a fairly new investor from Washington, DC an I am realizing that most of the worthwhile deals in the city are auctioned properties or wholesaled deals which require "ALL CASH" offers. Since I am fairly ne...
Good Morning, I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial day weekend!I have found this site extremely helpful in regard to renting/land-lording! I appreciate everyone's insightful input! Our current tenant is in militar...
Hello, I've been reading a few books about real estate investing and I ran into using your current 401k and turning it into a "Real Estate IRA" to purchase investment property. Has anyone else heard of this?
Hi all,I've started a thread and asked several investors, but nobody seems willing to answer a simple question. It felt like the local investors I met were guarding a trade secret. I'm hoping somebody will take a minu...
I'm looking to move on two properties in Columbus to buy and hold. I'd like to find a local lender that does not typically sell off their loans, but would rather keep them in their portfolio. I'm hoping for some mor...
Re: Homeowners Insurance on a Real Estate Investment Property from a Lender’s Perspective
I am a private money lender. Amongst other things I always instruct the insurance agent that the property will be vacant. I...
Hi, my name is Tat. My wife and I live in one of the most competitive markets, the Bay Area (San Francisco). We are looking to buy our first property hopefully next year. To be able to afford in San Francisco we'll ha...
When dealing with financing institutions, you’ll find that prior to approving a loan, they carefully vet your investment plan to assess the risk involved with financing it. To do so, there are several industry-standar...
This morning I came upon an article about a company that is using a giant 3d printer to print small homes for only $5000 cost. Should I be concerned about this technology eventually driving down the value of my inves...