David Ivy
April 2020 Austin Market Report
The greater Austin metro area spent April 2020 under an unprecedented shelter-in-place order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Austin Board of REALTORS (ABoR), this led to a 33% decrease in closed...
Tim Johnson
Background Checks
Hi BP! I'm looking for a better option for back ground checks. We currently use Buildium and use their $15 tenant screening. We enter the information, the tenant gets an email, approves the application, and then we...
Brian Kang
$40,000 saved up. What would you do?
Hey all! New to this community.I have $40,000 saved up to utilize for an investment property. What is first thing or property you would invest in?Very broad question I know, but I am a rookie at this, but want to star...
Kiara Washington
I have pre approvals for a 203k and a regular fha
This is my first purchase (finally) I know that if I use the 203k I’ll have a lot of HELOC available to pull out for a second property. But I’m not able to use the first time homebuyers grant. My question is if I was ...
Barbara Garcilazo
First time learning about Real State Investing
I’m really exited, want learn more about Real state investing. Planning to buy my first rental property in 2022 (Detroit, MI)
AJ Wong
A good lender is worth a thousand not good lenders
Whether you are a real estate professional, investor or hobbyist, the value of a good lender can not be overstated. I've been in or around real estate since 2004, when I began as so many other naive, greedy and short ...
Jonathan Taylor Smith
This was my first rental property investment, back in 2014
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Durham.
Purchase price: $60,900
Cash invested: $9,694
This is the one that started it all! I told my wife that I wanted to finall...
John Anderson
New investor with question about financing
Hi. Forgive me if this is too newb.I'm looking to invest $500k cash into rental properties for income. I want to leverage, but can't use income from other sources to satisfy debt to income ratios (I'm self-employed)...
Alexis DeAnda
Mid-Term Rental Feedback
Hey all! I work for a St Louis-based real estate investor, and we were hoping to get some feedback on her newest med-term rental. Currently active on Furnished Finder, Zillow, and others. Please let me know what you t...
Kristina Baljak
Help! How can I scale when cannot leverage equity?
I own a 3 Family investment property in a trendy neighborhood in Queens NY. Purchased in 2013 $650, Current value $1.3 M. I have a $375K 2.5% 15 year loan, paid off in 8 years. I house hacked for years till we purc...