The real real estate billionaires aren't doing that stuff, fyi. 

First step is probably reaching out to the local building department to figure out if there are any requirements to make an attic a living space.Im stressing out a little during all this but I am excited and happy (at-the-moment lol) my journey to real estate investing is beginning!

We're new to real estate and are looking for advice from more advanced members.

This community is a great place to pick up real-world insights and connect with experienced investors.

In some EU countries like Spain and especially Portugal, foreigners can get a mortgage and they can get finance up to 80% of the acquisition cost and therefore basically use free money from the bank.

Today I learned about the Substantial Improvement Requirement, which means that, to qualify as a QOZ business, the property must be "substantially improved", which is defined as the QOF investing an amount that is equal to or greater than the acquisition's adjusted tax basis within 30 months.

Petersburg/Tampa Bay area and work as a real estate agent focusing on investment properties.

But please bring REAL deals that are priced according to the rehab needed against solid ARV comps.

I’m working with a private capital desk that’s stepping in for experienced sponsors who already control $1M+ in liquid real estate and are scaling into the $10M+ range.

That said, investors can sometimes find better purchase opportunities in the fall and winter because there’s less competition on the buying side.If your goal is to minimize vacancy, I’d recommend timing acquisitions so you can hit the spring/summer leasing season.