The Real Estate Bowl

What would you do? The cheapest habitable house near me would have a monthly PITI around 35% of my take-home pay. Alternatively, i could rent for about 28% of my take-home. I’m 25 and want to build eq… more

Pros and cons of a 40 year fixed interest-only payments? Looking to do a cash out refi on an investment property

Hi.. I’m looking into making a career change transitioning from healthcare into real estate. Any advice for someone who is completely new to the real estate world???

I own a multi-family property with the intention of purchasing more in the future. What type of business should I form? I’m debating between an LLC and a series LLC.

Is Airbnb arbitrage as easy as people make it out to seem?! Any success / horror stories?

Wednesday I showed my rental to 3 people, 2 wanted to sign and I picked. I sent draft lease on Thursday, they said ok. On Friday the lease was signed. My lease says it’s not valid until the deposit i… more

Got $100k to invest in real estate. What would you do? Buy a $100k property? Buy 2 properties with $50k down each and rent out?

Anyone invest in properties that are in other states? How do you manage these properties. I am in NYC and thinking about investing in properties in the South and the Midwest

I want to plan on buying a multi family investment property in the next year. Is the market to high to buy right now ?

Curious if I should buy my first property in cash or not. I’ve been looking in an area for over a year & there’s a shell of a new build house on acreage that I really like. It’s less than $90k. I have $140k s… more

I’m sending in an offer that has the escrow account marked as “Other” with the name of a person im unfamiliar with and the title “ATA”. What does ATA stand for?

Buying a new construction home and closing next week. Is the Owner’s title insurance important to get? It is listed as optional on our document since there is no title history and we’ve been given the… more

I want to get into real estate so bad, quit my job forever, and attain financial freedom. AHHHHHHH

Anyone refinanced with BoA or Chase? How much would be the refinance closing costs generally? Same as purchase time price minus the prepaid tax and insurance?
One of the local lenders mentioned that th… more

Hello fellow investors,
At what point do you start to branch out into new markets? I have 2 duplexes in one city and considering buying a third. What I don’t know is if I should buy in the same city or… more

Question: I have never sold a property here (USA). I own a condo in Queens NY, but I am renting it for the last 6 years. I want to sell it. Cost $425k. I will make about $150k I think on the sale (dif… more

Just went through my first HVAC issue at home...not a major cost but it got me thinking about how to best manage expenses around HVAC and plumbing issues/ resulting expenses.. can home insurance cover… more

Buying a new built in the Seattle suburbs with one year builder warranty and 6 year structural warranty. How much home insurance should I take(hazard insurance)

Any real estate agents have tips on how to negotiate when buying a new build?

Discovered that my (buyer's) agent was colluding with the seller's agent to fake the number of and amount of offers on a home I was interested in in order to pressure me to drive my offer up. … more

I have a 30 yr mortgage w pmi because I only put 10% down 2 years ago. I’m evaluating a) paying principal to eliminate pmi b) getting an appraisal to remove pmi through appreciation (high hone value g… more

Cost to build per sq ft, (residential) and what is your city/Star? Thanks ya. And please…

I had an unexpected vacancy in my rental house where I rent individual rooms (i focus on the college student market). Got notice on Tuesday and listed on Roomies and Craig’s lists. Had 3 showings tod… more

Should probably ask here instead. Is home warranty a complete scam?!?

Anyone took out a 10 year interest instead of 30 in this market? Any pro or cons that we should be aware of if we do a 10 year mortgage? Our financial advisor suggested we do a 10 year since we are ex… more

Hi all, looking at a house in Seattle suburb which backs up to a retention pond. Wanted to see if there are any known issues with such a house mainly relevant to bugs, mosquitoes, snakes etc? Or any o… more

Large investment opportunities:

New to this bowl but thought I’d put myself out there. I’m working on a couple of big projects that needs investors if someone knows of any or works at big funds.

One is a new proje… more

Looking for some advice to deal with my mortgage lender, US Bank. I purchased the home in 2021 and I’m currently trying to remove my PMI. I remodeled the entirety of the interior, added a 4th bedroom … more

Thoughts on this investment property - purchase price $170k, mortgage, & taxes $1350, management fee $160, rental potential $1600.
The house is recently renovated with a new roof, complete new inte… more

I want to buy my 1st investment property to maximize ROI with these conditions:

I have max 100K for down payment
I plan to live there for 1-2 years to learn how to manage
Goal is for rent inc to at least cover mortgag… more

I recently put in an offer for property in NJ, but I’ve also been reading up on something called “exclusive agency” I signed a few additional documents in the offer packet including:
-CONSUMER INFORMATION STATEMENT ON N… more

Househacking in HCOL or long distance rentals, has anyone else struggled with this decision?

What’s the process of getting a mortgage loan? Can I get the loan before I decide what house I’ll buy?

Looking into buying a property in VT area in the mountains. 4 bed 2 bath for $505k. HHI is $230k. Putting 3% down and will work remote from there. Ran the numbers and mortgage + taxes + insurance + ev… more

Has anyone taken a mortgage loan while on unpaid leave on absence or know how that might impact mortgage loan? The leave of absence is for personal study reason for only 3 months.

I have saved money in the right places (401k, IRA, HSA, FSA, HYSA, RSUs, life insurance, real estate…) and am considering taking out 150k in a random brokerage account for down payments for rental pro… more