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Good afternoon everyone!If I own a home free and clear and want to invest in another property what is the differences/advantages to choosing one or the other? I know the generalities of each option and the primary dif...
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I am new to real estate investing and was looking into taking a heloc on my primary to purchase land and do a construction loan. Current value of my primary is $1,200,000 and I owe $380,000 on the loan. Reason I do no...
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Hello folks,I am 27 living in Canada and make roughly 53k after taxes.I have been living in my condo (Purchased for ~159k) for just over a year that I put 20% down payment (~31800) on and I am looking to purchase anot...
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Hello BP family!! I'm new to real estate investment. In a process of getting a condo, that's 2bd/2ba for 113k. I keep finding myself going back and forth between 15 or 30 year mortgage. I want to do 15 year so when my...
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The future of real estate is constantly evolving, with mortgage rates and rent increases playing a crucial role in determining the landscape. As rent rates continue to outpace mortgage rates increases, many individual...
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Hello,I live in a pretty hot market, with very low vacancy rates and high property demand. I was recently laid off from my job and have three issues: 1) No way to get a conventional mortgage 2) Need a place to live, a...
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The first deal was a night mare....the broker scammed me into buying a home where she new the owner and he was selling to go back to his homeland of Portugal where they are both from. (broker mistake...she never discl...
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Hi All, I live in BC Canada and it just seems that the property prices around here no longer make sense for investment. Also looked at WA and OR and they both are getting out of whack. I was encouraged to break the ge...
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Hi BP fam,Can anyone share with me a bank/banks which are doing investment HELOCS in the state of GA? Thank you in advance. I have reached out to Navy Federal, Ameris, PenFed, TD bank, US bank and TCF bank - all of wh...
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Hello BP Community, I am trying to finance a mixed use property and APRs have returned between 9.3 & 10.2% (20% down Fico >700) with fixed and variable tenures. Needless to say I wouldnt be going along but the ...