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I realize it's a pretty brutal market, so just looking for any other ideas for neighborhoods/tips that might help me in this situation.Currently renting and looking to buy, but would like to avoid a direct roommate si...
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Hello everyone
My name is Laura and I am a current home owner. I purchased my first 2 family home back in December of 2016.
I qualified for a 203k HUD loan and I was assigned a contractor whom took a full year to "c...
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Hey everyone!
My name is Cristian and I live in Montreal, Canada where we currently have awesome -20C weather (I think that's like -4F)
So a little about me - I started being interested in real estate i...
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I'm set to close on this REO on in 2 weeks & need an budget friendly solution to fix the sagging, cracked concrete front porch!I only budgeted $1k but it looks like my estimate was too low to repair what it is. I...
hey guys, quick question
when calculating the cash flow or the COC % on a rental property, how does budgeting for CAPEX get factored in?
say i know in 5 years ill have to do the roof and it's going to cost me 15k...
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Hi, I'm looking to buy my first rental property in Riverside, CA. This is my first rental property that I plan to househack on an FHA loan. I will not buy anything over $450,000 and will rent out the extra rooms. Are ...
Hello All,I'm looking to get started in REI by purchasing a small Multi that I can move into one side for the first couple of years. I'm not interested in making a REI a full time job, but rather as a profitable side...
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Hey BP,Does anyone have a Monthly P+L/budgeting template they use for underwriting bigger value add apartment deals they would be willing to share?Have an accepted LOI on a 46 unit apartment building. The value add wi...
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So I made a mistake with a PA on a duplex that needs rehab and misunderstood how much time I had for due diligence. It needs a moderate to heavy rehab and initial estimate was 35-45k. Actual estimate was higher then w...
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Buying your first investment property is a big step. You think you’re ready, but maybe you are still a little nervous. Everyone wants to get it right on the first one since this will help build confidence for the futu...