Andy Zapata
First-Time Flip Financing Advice
My wife and I have rehabbed (mostly cosmetic) both of the properties we have purchased. They were both live-able and for our primary residences at the time so we used conventional financing. We enjoyed the process, ke...
Jack Taylor
New Investor in Charlotte, NC market
Hi All - I’m a new BP member living in Charlotte looking to learn more about the Charlotte SFR rental market. Hope to connect with and learn from other investors and professionals in the industry - both in Charlotte a...
Tracey B.
Query re valuations at purchase
I'm an investor from Australia, seeking to begin investing in the USA shortly, so excuse me if my questions seems naive. Your terminology and methods of mortgaging and transferring properties are very, very different!...
Tom McQuinn
Trail Cam for Trespassers?
I confess that this is for my residence but I am an investor and I do hope to sell it for a profit someday.Back in 1992 I lost my mind and bought a 1.15 acre wooded lot in one of the better areas of town. I totally u...
Brad Pierce
1st deal (Duplex) for this new investor (advise requested)
Please advise me as to what my next steps should be? I am buying a duplex, I negotiated the price of a new roof in my deal. Also, both A/C units were replaced in 2017.1 unit is occupied & under lease contract thro...
Tammy Taglieri
Funding for Newbies
We started our real estate investing venture a few months back. LOTS learned, and tons more to learn. I'm finding the biggest challenge is obtaining financing that works for us for our rehab deals. Hard money is ex...
Kirk Hart
First Purchase... Maybe (Advice Welcome)
My wife and I are looking at our 1st purchase in our farm area of choice. The question is whether or not the deal is good enough to pull the trigger. Goals: Long term buy and hold for positive cash flow and Increase...
Liana Lorico
How to get off market deals in Las Vegas
Hi Everyone,I've been looking on Zillow for the past few months for a rental property in Las Vegas. I used the BP rental calculator to assess the properties for sale for almost every property within my price range. I...
Devin Williams
Getting the No's outta the way
Thus far we have been turned down for financing based on a few factors (by hard money lenders):
1. Lack of experience (in other words this would be our first deal and we're not scared of a project but lenders are ano...
Ben Feder
Credit Check on Potential Tenant
How do you do a credit check on a potential tenant you are trying to screen? Where do you go? And can you do it for cheap or free?