Chris M.
First Investment Property Purchase
Brand new to BP.
My wife and I are wanting to buy first rental property. Not wanting to bite off more than we can chew our first go round, we are thinking in the 25k to 35k range for a fixer upper (HUD/ Foreclosure/ ...
Eric Berkner
Investing in low cap rates, how does it make sense?
In the portland metro area, like most areas now, are low cap rates, near 4.5%. Mathematically it doesn't make sense to invest, however I am comfortable in this market and I know it very well. I'd be nervous dumping se...
Joshua Dorkin
Given the Economy, Is Now the Right Time to Refinance?
What do you think, everyone? Is now a good time to get in touch with your lender or start shopping around for a new loan, or should we all wait for some kind of bottom?
Carissa Meek
Looking for a general contractor in Lynchburg, Virginia
Hello everyone!I am new to this, and the extent of my experience is minimal. I have done a ton of research in the last month or so, but I am now moving forward in search of a property to fix and flip. I know the key t...
Brian R.
Finanacial planner in Twin Cities Minnesota
I am looking for recommendations of a financial planner in the twin cities of Minnesota that is familiar with real estate investing, as well as other investment types (stocks, bonds, IRA, ETC.) I want to continue inv...
Hersh M.
Mortgage rates back to all time lows, ARM, refinancing
So looks like with bond yields making all time lows, mortgage rates also continue to decline to record lows or very close to those levels. Not sure if its a good sign or bad. But my question is what are the pros and ...
Vi Huang
Construction Issues in California
I was wondering if anyone can please give advice on how to get my contractor to finish up my project. We are building an ADU in California and he was supposed to be done by end of April. It is now mid July and he stil...
Teke Wiggin
How has fix-and-flip financing changed?
This is Teke Wiggin with Inman News, a real estate trade publication. I'm writing a story about how fix-and-flip financing has evolved over the last few years. Two trends seem to be the emergence of online lenders, su...
Mindy Jensen
House Flips hit 10-yr high! What do you think about the market?
Was anyone flipping houses back in 2008? I got caught mid-flip and my projected returns were cut in half when I finally sold.Fast forward to today, and flips made up more than 6% of home sales last year, according to...
Manolo D.
Use of Factoring Co
Has anybody used a factoring company before? I have yet to venture on developers developing tract homes, I have 5 of them in line. Would want to get ahead and see my options on payroll / progress billing factoring. An...