Sunshine Bizz
1957 Old House - What type of inspection needed? Lead Paint Test?
1957 Old House - What type of inspection needed? Lead Paint Test?Good morning BP community, i am getting close to purchasing a 1957 old brick house, some of the rehab has been done already. One of items that came up w...
Brian Ray
Anyone know of a good school for obtaining my Real Estate License
Hello BP!Still a newbie, but wanted to obtain my real estate license while I learn more.I work full-time at nights so my ideal schedule is during the day. Any Suggestions? Thanks all in advance.
Steve Scherrer
Re-plumb: Expense or Depreciation?
My rental condo is at a point where I need to replace the water supply lines in the unit. The existing plumbing are the old polybutylene pipes that become brittle over time (30ish years) and are prone to developing l...
Max Diachenko
New Member Intro, young college student from northern Virginia
Posting from Northern VA. Have one year of college left, and always been interested in real estate. Especially Renting out a home and or flipping. Trying to save money from my 9-5 to put into real estate after college...
Stephen McGrath
Cash out Refinance issues
Hello BP Community,I have a little issue here. I recently sold a rental property that was not cash flowing and purchased a duplex in Texas. The idea was purchase cash, then cash out refinance with the attempts to pull...
Jonathan West
Buying an old property in Dayton- Lead Paint?
Hi everyone,Newbie, first transaction, under 25k rental in Dayton OH, minor repairs needed.Property was built in 1915. I was told by the inspector that because of its age, I should assume it has lead paint.As the pro...
Paul Sweetman
Why and how I became a Real-estate professional
I just returned from BPcon2022 and I was asked for this daily by people just starting out so I want to share this with you. (BP if there is a better location please let me know)Oct. 9th,2022 I turned 67. I worked a JO...
Eric Armstrong
Realtor Marketing
I recently had a discussion with my real estate agent about teaming up for some direct mail marketing to targeted niches. 2 areas I'd like to start with are probate and divorce. For probate, I'd like to take the angle...
Andy Bauman
Could this help you increase your on-time rent payments?
I was reviewing a document online here and it talks about how the newest version of the FICO score factors in rent payments into a person's credit history. From what I can see this new version of the FICO score was r...
Daniel Cocks
New to Investing in Maryland
I am new to investing and looking to connect with people in Maryland. I live in Harford County (Fallston/Belair). I am looking to phase out of my current profession in 2-3 years and am initially looking to flip prop...