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Newbie working on my first house hack. First I am finishing the basement and just had sump pumps installed as of 8/19/2022. The issue is, is that the guys just install the sump pump. They told me I had to hire an elec...
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Hello BP crew! My husband and I just purchased our FIRST property in March 2023 that we are currently in the process of flipping. The process is going VERY SLOW! Anyways...when I tell my friends about our latest ventu...
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I wanted to see if anyone is using this strategy, what is the good and bad to it and what has your experiences with it been?
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Hi Everyone. I'm new and very eager to start investing. I am very interested in the BRRRR strategy but it seems like refinancing in my area would ruin any deal because the new mortgage would ruin the cashflow in almos...
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Have you ever considered using an Architect as a member of your RE investment team? Why or why not?
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What is your opinion on buying a vacation home as your first property? I would like to eventually buy a fourplex with an FHA loan and house hack however, I am playing with the idea of buying a single family home as a ...
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I have purchased 70 units (8 buildings total) over two years from a property manager. He also manages them from me.A few problems. The main problem is that he doesn't pay rents on time - in the past the rents have bee...
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I've seen this happen 3 different times now. A house from auction.com is listed, dissappears, and ~45 days later ends up on hudhomestore.com. The first two houses went through several auction cycles, reserve was nev...
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Hello BP I have a friend whose renting a 3br/2 1/2 b apartment. 3 weeks ago a leaking pipe was discovered that was no fault of the tenant. A few days later someone came out, knocked out a few areas of drywall & al...