Christopher Dru
What are your house rehab "no brainers"?
Hello, everyone - I'm currently working my way through J Scott's books and taking notes. I'm a buy-and-hold investor by nature but it seems acquiring distressed properties and adding value through renovation (minor or...
Dimitri Paspalaris
Getting rid of stock to buy RE
Currently have 50 k in the stock market and I think the market is about to dive. What do yal think about pulling that out and investing it in a property. Thanks for the help.
Michael Delpier
Houston - Is the market going soft?
Houston, Do we have a problem?I'm wondering if the market is softening in Houston Texas.Fair warning: I'm new to analyzing. And my information is from realtors web sites. (not raw data) But the data is reported to com...
Hitesh Deka
Where are my pitfalls?
Hi all,I am a newbie in real estate and getting to learn from BP. I live in the bay area, CA (on rent) with my family. Home prices here are so high, more so in good school districts, I cannot afford (my be I do not wa...
Eduardo Lopez III
Newbie from Rodeo California lovin' BP!
Hello BP fans! Just call me Eddie.Rodeo is a small town in the East Bay Area and I've been around this area since 1989. Currently working full-time at my regular job. I like my job, it supports my family and pays bill...
Alejandro Calixto
Who is a full-time Landlord?
Happy New Year Everyone!
I'm wondering how do does one become a legitimate "full-time landlord".What I usually see is that people have a job/position to supplement their real estate investments. But I have come acros...
Josh Sterling
How to scale the landlording business
I originally was going to send this as an email to a couple of investors I know that may be encountering the same issues or have already overcome them, but I realized I would be missing out on some potentially grea...
Dave Chow
Family group with one eviction
We are having a duplex to rent received an application group.
I would like to know if we should accept this application group.
Husband: credit score 650, income $5000/MO,
Wife: credit score 600, income $3800/MO,
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Luke M.
Has anyone been able to get a HELOC on a rental property?
I keep getting turned down, but I've been told some local banks will sometimes entertain it.
It's located in San Diego, California, and I live in Brooklyn. It's rented well and has about 60% in equity. Any ti...
Sam M.
Value your time
I would like to start a discussion on how others see the value of their time and money.
I recently had a seller tell me that my offer was too low because I had to pay for the money for the proje...