Taylor Pariseau
Pros & Cons: Flipping vs Renting
Hi all! Very excited to join and learn all that I can here. I am an upstate NY software engineer looking for a way out of selling my time. I was convinced of Real Estate Investing as the best alternative over a year a...
Josh G.
Lowest Rate Lenders for a Refinance?
What lenders have given you the best rates? I'm looking to refinance. When I got the loan from AmCAP, they were the lowest at the time, but I'm having trouble getting a call back from them now.Josh
Matt R.
I-beam coming through concrete basement wall
Hello all!I looked at a house recently, here in the Kansas City area, and noticed something on the outside basement wall. Some of the concrete has fallen away, and the ends of the I-beam (that holds up the joists in ...
Carolyn McBride
Foundation Question: Are Push Piers Worth It or Are There Other Options?
Hi BP Community,I'm new to real estate and home construction, and I recently bought a house (has a crawl space on flat land) which has about 4 inches of settlement on one corner of the house. The house is liveable and...
Christopher Prince-Barry
Oil Tank Crisis - Please help!
Hi BP family,I need help in figuring out a path forward. What would you do?Background:Purchased 7/26 triplex in Orange NJ for $296k with a conventional 30y mortgage in my name. 2 oil tanks were onsite before purchase....
Jorge L Garcia
Steel vs Concrete Piers
Hello everyone happy Monday-
I am currently purchasing a home in San Antonio TX and it has some foundation problems. I took the engineer and confirmed there was a problem. A couple of contractors went to give me an e...
Melanie Hartmann
Quit My Job and Plan to Wholesale
Hi All! I had to share. Against all conventional advice and wisdom, I've just quit my job. My fiance's job brings enough for us to cover are needed expenses and I have about a year's worth of savings built up on top o...
James Wise
NAR Lawsuit Settled! Offering Buyer Agent Commissions in the MLS now Illegal!!!
The NAR settled all of their lawsuits for $418 million today. Lots of stuff to dig through in regards to all of it, but the biggest takeaway and change to the industry is that fact that buyer agent commission can no l...
Mark Beekman
Is building possible according to this geological survey???
I'm looking to build a single family home (or put up a mobile home) on a flat .34 acre residential lot in PA.Some background:There used to be a house on the lot, built in the 1960s, that suffered settling issues due t...
Stephen Dispensa
Changing My Business During The Pandemic
Hey guys,
After making some massive changes to my business model in 2020, I thought I’d make a post here on how the pandemic has affected my plans. I’d be interested to hear from others in how it’s changed things for...