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Hi all,I've been advised to add a clause in my lease stipulating that tenants pay for a portion of repairs. The idea being that such a clause will prevent them from calling in repair people without thought. Historical...
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Aloha BP!I've been trying to think of ways to finance deals after cash reserves are depleted so that I can scale this business up and acquire more investment properties to supplement my family's expenses for years to ...
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I see owner-finance deals everywhere. Do people just not know/care about Dodd Frank? Am I missing some great loophole that's allowing people to act as a lender?Disclaimer: I didn't even know Dodd Frank was a thing unt...
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I’ve been looking for the last few months for a solid house hack in the Columbus market fitting these stipulations;-rental income covers PITI-neighborhood is safe enough for my girlfriend to walk the dog at night -acc...
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I am interested in renting a house which is awaiting short sale approval. There apparently is one contract signed on this property. The realtor says the short sale will take at least 6 months to be approved/rejected...
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Ok.. So I get an acceptance letter from Wachovia on Friday on a property that I'm shorting. In this acceptance letter it says...
*Wachovias acceptance of short sale proceeds is contingent upon there being no other pen...
I am planning on buying a multi-family, moving into one of the units and renting out the other(s). I'm looking for a new place to live myself anyway and this will be my first property to dip my toe in the real estate ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $480,000
Sale price: $1,080,000
This was a new construction project that I took on in 2021 and finished in mid 2022...
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I AM A SEMI RETIRED COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL REMODELER. I WAS A FULL TIME FLIPPER AND OWNED RENTAL PROPERTY SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND SOLD EVRYTHING OFF RETIRED BUT GOT BORED AND STARTED DOING JUST REMODELING FOR SELECT...
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Hello BP Community,This is my first post, so be gentle. My question is one of general strategy. Given the following choices which do you think is the smarter option for a 1st time home owner with REI aspirations.Opt...