Nate Bartlett
Do all lenders charge origination points?
My wife and I are looking to invest in a single family short term rental property. We've had our fair share of hurdles since making the decision. The newest one is that our lender just told us that we will have to pay...
Nina B.
Is agreeing to rental terms considered a binding verbal contract?
A Father came to look at our rental for his newly graduated college son. I gave the Father a Rental Application as well as an Oregon Rental Application Addendum & Fee Disclosure. The Father dropped of both signed ...
Jim Goebel
Using a HELOC; impact on Credit Score ? Bummer
We use MINT.com, which is nice.According to MINT, what is largely dragging our credit score down (it's a 758) is credit utilization.That's a few credit cards here and there but predominantly our HELOC is 60% utilized ...
Sonu Sharma
Owner Financing Mentoring
Hi all, I recently attended a one day workshop on owner financing hosted by Scott Horne and one of his partners in Dallas and the area seemed interesting but has a lot of potential variations. As I am new to that area...
Geary Crawford
Refinancing after HML on buy and hold property
Hello,I am new on BP, but I have already learned a lot just from reading different things over the past couple of days. This website is a wealth of knowledge, and I really appreciate all of you who are willing to help...
Gordon Lambertus
Getting started in Indianapolis
Hello BP. My name is Gordon Lambertus, and like everyone here I see something in real estate that piques my interest. I do not have a history in real estate in anything other than buying my primary residence (which w...
Bryan D.
How to start investing in real estate with seed money.
I'll start by saying hello to all of you. I am 44 years old and for the third time I am losing my job. I have lived in NY, AL, SC & FL chasing work. I have always wanted to be a real estate investor but never quit...
Adam Sporinsky
Question on cost of whole house mold abatement
Does anyone have experience here with rehab costs on a house with mold essentially everywhere? I looked at a 1600 sq ft. house in the south suburbs of Chicago and nearly every wall was covered with mold, as were the ...
Samuel Lynch
Transfer Roth IRA to a SDIRA?
Does anyone know how or if it is possible to transfer a Roth IRA to a SDIRA? If so, who would you recommend using for this type of service?Doing so would align more with my goals and values. When I began the Roth IRA,...
Breland Almadova
Rental Money Management
What does everyone use to manage rentals?
Ex: BP suggest RentRedi. Any other platforms people suggest to manage rent payments, background checks, etc for rentals?
Thank you!