Would you buy a duplex that needs about 15-20k in renovation (Dad has a construction company & I am also very handy so plan to do a lot of the work myself) which has negative population growth( -6% since 2000) but...

Hi everyone,My name's Nate and I'm a 24 year old senior finance student who's interested in real estate investing, acquisitions, and development. About MeI initially started out as a civil engineering major and intern...

Hello BP!I have a general question about building single family. Theoretically, as long as one is buying in an appreciating area, would the after-build value of a new build single family generally be higher than cost ...

Hello,My best friend's mother is currently going through a divorce and trying to sell her house. She just dropped a potential buyer after over a month of going back and forth with low-ball offers, inspections, negotia...

Is a malfunctioning bathtub drain stopper switch normal wear and tear or property damage under broken fixture?It's a shared bath so harder to point fingure at one tenant. It's also an old house I purchased a year ago ...

Hi everybody,

I finally set up my account here on BP. I'm really excited to be a part of the community. I have been lurking for some time, and have learned a lot so far. Thanks for a great forum!

A little background...

I am evaluating if it would make sense for me to move my 401k into a self directed IRA and use it to invest in a turn key property. The one thing that is bothering me is that I feel like I cannot use the profit for qu...

Hello, I am new to the forum, and new to REI, flipping, etc. I have done research, read books, talked to a few experienced individuals, but have never done any of this myself. I have a ton of questions as a beginner, ...

Hi, my name is Chris Leslie.  I am currently working on my first deal.  It began as a live-in flip expected to go for 1.5-2 years but may become a rental down the line if I can come up with funding for my next deal wi...

I met with my appraiser a week ago on a refinance for a four plex I own, and I provided her with comps in addition to an income based valuation worksheet already filled out to "assist her". Everything that I can find ...