Dean Julie
New appraiser rules
Got this in an email from a real-estate agent. With everything how it currently is, I can see how "they" would make this the new way for real-estate to be done. However, it does seem pretty harsh. Can anybody verify t...
Andrew B.
Private money lending- loan structure
I run a real estate investing business in Florida, where we are acquiring properties through various channels, rehabbing and selling them. We started with a few per year, but have progressed to 1 per month at the m...
Kelby Schimming
Bank Loan for a Down Payment?!
BP,I have a deal in the works and the seller is willing to finance. However, due to my inexperience, he is requesting a down payment around 300k. I will also need another 200k for closing costs. It is an off market $8...
Michael Vialpando
House Hacking and Finishing a Basement - Advice Appreciated!
Hello BP Community!My wife and I have been BP podcast listeners for the last year and are very thankful for this community of great people. Most recently, Scott Trench’s book Set for Life really hit home for us. We've...
Kate Andreeva
Converting primary residence to rental property
I am new to RE investing but would really like to start building wealth through RE. We own a townhouse and would like to buy a single family house in the next couple of years while keeping our townhouse and renting it...
Jake Kucheck
Short Sale- Lender's Rights
I've stayed away from short sales as long as I possibly could, but now a family friend is in the unfortunate position of having to short sale or face foreclosure...and all of a sudden I am now forced to be a short sal...
Pedro Urena
private money, how to best setup the transaction
My wife and I are about to close on our first property a 2 family in NYC and I'm already thinking as to how to get the next house. We have a family member that can loan us money at less than 3% the problem is that the...
Casandra Espenschied
Renovation Loan Options
Hi BP Friends,My question is, what are our renovation loan options? What has worked for you? A little background: My husband and I are looking for our first house-hack on the island of Oahu. The market moves quick her...
Wendell De Guzman
How to Raise Money Even if You're a Newbie Investor
If you're a newbie investor, you're caught up in a classic "chicken or egg" dilemma: to get funding for your deals, you need to have real estate experience but how can you get real estate experience without access to ...
Brendan Murphy
I want to BRRRR, but I'm stuck on step 1. Insights?
I'm just getting started into real estate and I want to BRRRR a multifamily property. I have a foundational understanding of how it all works, but I have a hang-up on the first step: Buying. I live in Boston, so bei...