Russell Caraotta
More than Craiglist or Zillow?
I closed on a duplex in Buffalo, NY last week. The house (both upper and lower) was vacant, in great shape as the owner had done some minor updates to the flats. The numbers look great on paper and the rents I plan to...
Dawn Anastasi
Another Rental Property! (This time a townhouse)
Okay, so I just posted back a couple of months ago regarding a 3 bedroom single family I bought on July 15th. But, I had the opportunity to buy a 3 bedroom townhouse.This deal actually started back in May! I visited...
Tricia O'Brien
Any problem if I don't issue 1099 to handyman with job over $2K?
I recently paid a builder about $4,500 total for several projects at my rental home in Indiana. These were: building a new wood deck at back door, building new staircase in basement, installing a new window, repairin...
Angelo Behar
Appraisal came in low, is it still a good deal?
Hello BP, I hoping for the valued opinions of the BP community for my current predicament.A purchase agreement was signed by both parties for the price of $152,500 for a 3/2 owner occupied, with two 1/1’s attached ren...
Account Closed
How To Crack $1M - In The Year 2020
Is it just me or everyone playing it safe? Recently I’ve been catch a ton of flack on this forum for suggesting things like:1) Maximizing leverage while carrying hefty reserves.2) Buying for appreciation in western ma...
Carlos Ptriawan
as unemployment would be 100% going up next year and higher chance of recession
it's expected 900% in certain way that unemployment would raise more than current 3-ish to 5-ish next year and higher chance of recession signaling Fed to post 75 bps rate reduction in 2024, question would be whether ...
Jeremiah H.
Not sure what to do with a house with equity and need advice
I purchased a SFH for my primary residence about 3 years ago via short sale. Purchase price was 133K, I put down 20% with a 2.99%APR on a 15 year loan. I owe around 90k on it currently and it's worth roughly 180k. We ...
James Haffner
Buying a home for appreciation or rental
Hey everyone, I just recently decided on growing my knowledge on real estate and starting to use my money for investing in real estate as a vehicle for passive income and financial growth. My GF and I almost closed on...
Will F.
Next area to gentrify in Los Angeles? Silverlake, Echopark, Highland Park etc What's Next?
(I'm kind of copying @joederobertis' other post asking for predictions about beachcities poised to boom.)Since so many neighborhoods in LA have been gentrifying recently into "cool yuppy/hipster" areas. Heck even San...
Marisa Aceves
Wholesale Beginners Start Here!
I wanted to create a discussion thread for all the wholesale beginners out there just getting started. I want this to be a place where we can share information that isn't found in other places on BP. Or maybe the info...