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Closing day is less than 2 weeks away! This is my wife and I's first RE investment and we could not be more excited! I contacted the sellers agent directly and she has been representing both sides. Not a great experie...
Hello everyone I’m a brand new realtor/investor and I have a friend selling her house next month it’s going for a little over $300,000 and she bought it for $180,000 a couple years ago I’m trying to see what her optio...
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A federal judge ruled Aug. 2 that people who own an investment home in Austin but don't live there can rent it out on Airbnb, Vrbo or other short-term rental websites.
The city of Austin was sued by Houston residents...
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Hey BP,I was wondering if anyone could tell me if this idea is realistic, or just hopes and dreams. To finance my first property, would it be possible to get a loan for the down payment, and finance the rest through e...
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I may be going through my first eviction. My tenant called me a month in advance to let me know that they would be late on the rent for this month. I agreed to extend rent for one month only, and then the deadline pas...
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So I attended the Birmingham CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Luncheon this week and had a blast. It was an awesome group and they had an excellent guest speaker - Cornell Wesley, Director of Innovation and Econ. D...
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Hello BP Kentucky investors! I am an investor out of New Orleans. Currently own a duplex that has been cash flowing well. I am looking to expand and stumbled upon the Mammoth Cave area in Kentucky. I’ve done my resear...
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I'm curious if any other counties are looking at changing the assessment of residential short term rentals to commercial for the purposes of property tax like El Paso County (Colorado Springs) is? This idea was recen...
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I found what seems to be a pretty decent 4 unit 2br/1ba quad-plex with great numbers. Its listed at near 150k, but I think I could get that down to mid-$130k given that the property has been on the market for a while ...
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I know there have been many discussions on this topic but looking to see what advice you guys have for my unique situation. I'll try to include as much info as possible. My current home was purchased for $56k with $...