Starting later this year I'm going to start
investing in duplexes or four - plexes and plan on using a similar strategy as my first house to simplify the underwriting process (no underwriting is as simple as it gets)
If you are interested in multi-family units, a great book to take a look at is «
Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads: The Fastest and Safest Way to Real Estate Wealth» by Larry B. Loftis.
Another good book is
Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads by Larry Loftis.
Not exact matches
Had I done that, someone else would have paid my mortgage payment for twenty years, and I could have
invested the savings
in another
duplex or other passive income opportunity.
MM:
In one sense, my entire life's experiences led to Build UP — my train - conductor dad who invested in real estate in his spare time; high school boredom that led to two years of tech school to work on my ’83 Camaro; buying a duplex as my first house that eventually led me into real - estate investment on the sid
In one sense, my entire life's experiences led to Build UP — my train - conductor dad who
invested in real estate in his spare time; high school boredom that led to two years of tech school to work on my ’83 Camaro; buying a duplex as my first house that eventually led me into real - estate investment on the sid
in real estate
in his spare time; high school boredom that led to two years of tech school to work on my ’83 Camaro; buying a duplex as my first house that eventually led me into real - estate investment on the sid
in his spare time; high school boredom that led to two years of tech school to work on my ’83 Camaro; buying a
duplex as my first house that eventually led me into real - estate investment on the side.
Other key decisions for Marina include how to
invest the proceeds of a $ 245,000 life insurance policy, and whether she should sell her spacious Beaverlodge home to move to a
duplex on Vancouver Island, which she inherited with sister Joy
in 2010.
If I had a financial do - over, it would be buying a first
duplex instead of first house and
invest in rentals sooner.
Another excellent way to start
investing in real estate during your college years is by purchasing a home or small multifamily property (such as a
duplex, triplex, or four - plex) and living
in the property while renting out the extra space to other college students or individuals.
Many investors begin their residential real estate
investing by buying a
duplex and living
in one of the units (perhaps on the main floor) and renting out the basement.
You can't have a conversation about real estate
investing strategies and not bring up
duplexes (2 apartments
in the building) or triplexes (3 apartments
in the building).
There a million and one ways to
invest in real estate, from being a college landlord where you rent a multifamily property (like a
duplex or a 4plex) and living
in the property while renting out the extra space to other college students or individuals or by buying houses for sale and flipping them for a profit.
The
duplex needed some work, but he and his new bride were now
invested in real estate.
I
invest in the Niagara region and like everyone else, wanted to house hack with a
duplex, or larger.
If you're a residential agent who's never
invested in real estate outside your own house, consider buying and renovating a
duplex.
I am also a big fan of purchasing a
duplex and occupying one side (a great way to get started
in real estate
investing).
I am looking to
invest primarily
in duplex and single family properties
in Fort Wayne.
However, these homes are not
in a desirable market where buyers may not want to
invest in but they are affordable whereas buying a
duplex or another multi family home
in Jacksonville
in a better desirable location would cost above $ 200K.
Getting more and more interested
in real estate
investing, particularly
in renting out a
duplex or similar properties.
If you
invest $ 50k
in this deal can you get a better return
investing the same amount by doing the
duplex yourself?
After 4 years of talking about real estate, seeing me purchase & house hack my first
duplex AND a VERY heated 2 and a half hour argument about the risks and rewards of real estate
investing with my father... My parents called and said I've convinced them to
invest in multi-family.
Did you
invest in the property and build or did you purchase the newly built
duplex?
Prior to that I read The ABC's of Real Estate
Investing and I really liked the ideas introduced
in regards to value based on cash flow and NOI - it helped really shift my mindset from small
duplex buildings to larger, multi-unit buildings, though I'm thinking I'll definitely be starting on the smaller, more manageable side.
I have a
duplex there, and I want to go back there and
invest again, and would need contacts, maybe a recommendation of a place to stay for a month there, and my goal is to define an area I want to
invest in.
Should I
invest my money
in single family homes,
duplexes, apartment buildings?
My business partner and I just interviewed a guy who
invested $ 1,000 down on a
duplex in 1992, and he has traded that up one time after another until now he just sold a 130 - unit apartment complex for over $ 11 Million.
You could essentially buy an extra
duplex and double the COCR with the same $ 100k available cash you have by
investing in 250k - 300k
duplexes.
So far everything has been great and we're actually looking for a new
duplex to
invest in!
You have the option of
investing in two
duplexes — each
duplex producing $ 2,000 per month — or four single - family homes — each home producing $ 1,000 per month.
To my knowledge these newbs at real estate
investing don't know one another as one lives
in North Carolina,... Continue reading Should I Buy This
Duplex?
Quite the contrary — most residential real estate investors are amateurs
investing in single family homes,
duplexes, and other small and accessible properties.
I do a lot of driving and was wondering if anyone had GLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS for an audio book that has helped them gain increased knowledge regarding owning,
investing in, running buy and hold rental properties such as single homes,
duplexes, triplexes and so on.
If you're making $ 120,000 / year with roommates or the other half of a
duplex paying for your housing expenses and you're living frugally on less than half your income while paying off debt, there's no reason you couldn't be financially free through real estate
in 10 years once all that extra savings starts piling up for you to
invest it.
The first real estate
investing idea I'll talk about is buying a
duplex, triplex or fourplex and living
in one of the units while you rent out the rest.
My plan was to buy this
duplex with total cash
invested of 17K and at least be putting my money
in equity rather than paying rent.
I primary
invest in the University District (UB South Campus) and currently looking at
duplexes in South Buffalo.