My husband and I are able to pull about $350K in equity from our primary residence. We have 1 duplex rental with 3.7% interest rate on the mortgage. It cash flows $1000 per month and it has $200K in equity. We want to use this equity to grow our rental portfolio.... we are interested in multifami...
The housing affordability conversation usually centers around one question: "How do we build more housing?" That's an important conversation. But I think there's another question worth asking: How do we make better use of the housing we already have? Across the country, there are thousands of lar...
One of the most overlooked ways to increase cash flow on large single-family rentals isn't finding a better property... It's rethinking how the property is leased. I've been spending a lot of time working with co-living properties, and it's been interesting to see how much the model has evolved o...
Most investors only look at rent minus mortgage and call it “cash flow.” Then a tenant moves out and suddenly the numbers stop making sense. Turnover is the silent profit killer in this business, especially for small landlords who never calculate the true cost. Here’s what turnover actually costs...
If you're an investor or wholesaler running into dead ends due to down payment gaps or tight lending terms, you need to know about the Stack Method—a powerful and creative funding strategy that helps close more deals with less capital. 🔑 How it works: The buyer uses a DSCR loan as the primary fin...
Hey everyone, Always love seeing the out-of-the-box strategies discussed in this forum. We've been applying some unique structuring angles to our commercial vacant land and industrial outdoor storage (IOS) pipeline in the DFW metroplex, and I wanted to see how others handle the capital alignment ...
Part of my buy box is that I want to be able to legally set up a THOW (Tiny Home on Wheels) Rental Lot on my SFH property. I would provide a set space on my lot + utilities hook up and Tenant would bring and park their own THOW. I've seen other people do this across the US though mostly on the We...
The city of Cape Coral has been cracking down on abandoned single family home construction sites and issuing code violations for lack of site cleanliness and maintenance. Having visited hundreds of these "ghost" sites in person where the builder walked away months and even years earlier, I unders...
Hey everyone — my best friend is a college athlete who just received a significant NIL deal. I’m helping him build a real estate strategy around it and we’re both completely new to this. Looking for honest advice from people who’ve actually done it. background: • We have real capital to deploy, l...
For people who rent by the room instead of just renting per unit/residence, how much do you typically charge in rent? I understand this is very dependent on location but how much less than renting per unit do you charge tenants? Just trying to get a general sense of what rent looks like for these...
I have a tired landlord that is selling 4 properties in Georgia. He stated if I give him a good deal on the first one I will get dibs on all of the others. First let me tell you I am not in position to buy it myself, this will be a flip to a buy and hold investor. Here is the info: 3/1 - built 19...
Hi all! There is an awesome video with Henry, Dave, and Matt Porcaro regarding the FHA 203(k) loan and how he leveraged it early on in his real estate investing journey. I thought it was a very interesting strategy that simply never gets talked about in these forums, or from my daily conversation...
International Workforce Group (IWG) by far the largest provider of FLEXIBLE workforce space, recently introduced a new model. Whereas in the past they either owned the office building (minority of the time) or leased office space long term at a fixed rent, they now are making serious inroads with...
Hello, I have been researching companies with alternative ideas on investing to offset my potential IRA->Roth conversions. As a result I found 2 investment areas that hold the most promise and largest reductions. Workplace housing and Heavy Equipment. I have heard 2 presentations and found the IR...
Hi all, I'm thinking about doing a 1031 into a rental (that I will likely) turn into a primary residence. Any key bits of information I need to know before I do this transaction, Kevin mentioned in my introduction post that I may need to have it as a rental for a couple of years. Any other tips I...