Hello BPers! This has been a question/issue that I have been trying to figure out for a while now. I plan on purchasing my first property within in the next year. I have VA loans available to me but I'm unsure of how/...
I'm a new Investor in Houston, TX looking for my first property to rehab & flip. I'm looking at all these foreclosures but I'm questioning the timing. If the properties are going to be auctioned on the first Tue...
Let's say a Single Family Home was bought for $100k and rents for $1000 (GMR = 100)a month. If I am able to get $1,200 a month, wouldn't that raise the value of the home to $120k , using the same multiplier?I have hea...
So me and my fiancee' purchased a fourplex back in february for about 500,000 as owner occupied. Since purchasing we've completed a number things maintenance etc. including raising rents--Unit 1 $1300 Unit 2 $1300 Un...
I am analyzing deals all the time and would like to find comps when my agent is not available. Zillow is OK for a 'quick' number and I hear Redfin is 'better', but every time I go on there and enter an address, it say...
A friend of the family owns, free and clear, an abandoned SFH (1200sqft 4bed/1bath) in need of gut rehab. Currently 5 years behind on taxes (~10k in taxes owed). He wants to give me title to the property. How can I to...
I bought my first duplex a year ago. I knew that diving in and buying my first investment property would be risky and I would have a lot to learn. Unfortunately, I picked a property that needs some big maintenance ite...
Hi BP community:
Twice in the last week on different platforms (Quora and Atlanta House Share) I've seen 2 posts from people saying that if a person is investing/providing housing that they should not be doing it as ...
I'm an absentee landlord renting out my old house. I hired a local property manager to handle day-to-day issues and tenant relations. Our tenant is a young attorney who never fails to remind us of her profession. M...
I have a personal and secondary home (house hack with a partner)Personal home I’ve been in for 6 years, house hack home 2 years this December. I may end up selling both after the first of the year. What would the tax ...