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Hello BP,My name is John and my wife and I currently have one long term rental and our primary residence. As we have just moved into our primary, we are ready to take the next steps on acquiring our next rental. We ar...
Hello, I am stationed in Southern California and looking to buy a house hack here for my first investment property. However, in this area, even a small duplex can come with a 7 figure price tag. Obviously it is very a...
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Hypothetical Scenario: I own a condo in Lowell that I purchased for $213,900. I put down 25% down payment, and got a loan for 75% of the purchase price so I have $53,475 equity in the condo. I have a loan of $160,425....
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In the spirit of truly understanding some important concepts behind investing decisions many of us are making, I wouldn't to start this thread...Basically, I was surprised at the information I'm about to provide (I di...
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I have 4 single family homes and just closed on number 5 - I plan to keep going. When do you think I have enough to negotiate rate/fee reduction with my property manager?
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Hi,
Thanks for all the great help I have gotten here so far. It has helped tremendously as I move towards my first dive into the RE Investing World,
My question for today is about the 'flexibility' of SDIRAs.
Examp...
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My brother is a pretty successful local attorney here in DFW. Obviously he has to be mindful of client information, but how can I leverage him to help me generate leads? Especially those that are going through a divor...
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Hi Everyone,
Making my first post in the BP community and looking for some feedback and opinions.
I’ve recently set up my LLC and just waiting on my 80% LTV loan to close for my 1st rental property. Exciting! My wif...
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For using leverage to acquire properties, did banks, lenders, mortgage brokers, or potential partners require that you held a college degree in order to secure the loan that leveraged your properties? Also, what sourc...
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Here are the basics, I have a fairly decent size real estate portfolio consistent of approximately 6 residential townhouses in Jacksonville, Florida and then another 13
or so commercial properties , mostly self stora...