Stanley Yeldell
Excited to Start My Real Estate Journey!
24 January 2025 | 4 replies
Clarify your strategy—whether it's rentals, flips, or house hacking—and build a team of agents, lenders, and contractors.
Nicholas Jackson
Prequalify possible applicants for my rental RentRedi
1 February 2025 | 3 replies
You could also consider an open house showing. 2-3 hours on a weekend may allow a number of the people who have called and are interested in the property, to come in and all have a look as their time allows.
Veronica Calvillo
buying first property
4 February 2025 | 6 replies
This works best when the seller is motivated and open to flexible terms.4.BRRRR Strategy (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat)– If you find the right undervalued property, you can finance the rehab with short-term funding and then refinance into a long-term loan, pulling most or all of your money back out.5.House Hacking– If you’re open to living in your investment, you can use an FHA loan (as low as 3.5% down)to buy a multi-unit, live in one unit, and rent out the others.
Henry Clark
Self Storage- Will they come? Market size?
1 February 2025 | 22 replies
That leaves an additional market demand of 780 units.
Quentin Hollis
How do I avoid triggering a due on sale clause with a subject to deal?
1 February 2025 | 14 replies
My plan is to buy the house subject to their existing mortgage, renovate the property, refinance it and pay off their remaining loan balance using the money from the cash out refinance.
Cristal Ochoa
PennyMac Loan Transfer to LLC
7 January 2025 | 5 replies
You have three choices...transfer the property and keep the loan in tact hoping they won't trigger due on sale, refinance into a loan that allows it, or simply leave things as they are.
Naveen kumar Vadlamudi
Moving out - Primary home Rent vs Sell ?
29 January 2025 | 1 reply
You can use this property to hedge any others that you add that may only cover themselves, or require supplement until they are paid off.HOWEVER, if you have decided that your goal is to use Real Estate as a stepping stone to build wealth by upgrading the property you hold each time (condo to house, house to 4-plex, 4-plex to 8 unit, etc) then I think you are right to sell now while you think the property is at the top of it's appreciation.It will be hard for anyone on BP to tell you what to do as we don't know your goal.You are right.
Parker Bullard
Trying to Break Even by Leveraging Equity
3 February 2025 | 10 replies
@Parker BullardFrom my experience, house hacking is a great way to reduce housing costs by renting out part of a property, like a duplex or triplex.
Aaron Meyerrenke
Buying 50 acres - Now what to do with it for cash flow?
3 February 2025 | 4 replies
I would for NOT do tree houses for liability reasons.
Ruchika Dias
What are some good real estate groups/meetups in Houston?
27 January 2025 | 12 replies
The next meetup will be February 23rd at Kirby Ice House!