I have just spent the last 12 days in hell dealing with US Bank for a loan on a condo investment property.  I would steer far far far away from them.  Yes, they drew me in with a very low APR and points, but the proce...

Good Afternoon Everyone,I will be investing in real estate upon graduation from college in Summer 2015. I have decided that I will be investing in small multi-family apartments in working class neighborhoods.  I tend ...

Trying to take these bad Napa fires as an opportunity. Housing shortage we have already this will make worse; therefore seeing if I can make this a business opp to get more on line
Anyone know process for a home/apart...

Hi BP family,I'm trying to build a template excel spreadsheet, which would include products and pricing for materials from Home Depot. Also on this spreadsheet would be different labor rates from local contractors and...

Hello,
This is my first post on the forum and am attempting to work through a few properties to determine which is going to be the best initial investment.

Starting with the numbers.. The home seems like a solid i...

Hello, I'm looking for information on laws/how to get set up with section 8 in PA. also, if you have any good (or bad) stories I'd love to read them.

Suppose you want to buy a few hundred acres, and then split them up into individual parcels and build a house on each one. How do you know that the local Zoning Department will allow you to change the zoning? (which I...

Hello everyone,
I am under contract on my first long term buy and hold rental. It is a 4BD/1.5BR SFH in Auburn Maine. I am paying $113,000 and will be replacing the roof on it this spring. Everything is currently fu...

Hey everyone,I haven't provided an update since my last post in November. At that time I asked everyone's opinion on using rental properties to help offset my daughter's student loans. Well, I'm 5 months in and I figu...

1. How can I improve my accuracy at assessing rehab costs?I have an engineering background, but know little about estimating.2. What permits or licenses should I consider when doing my own rehab work?I know its varies...