Laurence K.
BPO not even close to true value
I'm an international investor from Australia, I purchased my first ever note in November 2015. It was a non performing first mortgage with an UPB of 116k, secured by a triplex in Luzerne County, PA. It was in the fina...
Nathan Gesner
Pacific NW - Anyone willing to donate a couple nights to a missions couple?
Portland natives, mid-20s, married, no kids or pets. They have been serving in Kosovo and are home for a short break to visit family. They don't have a lot of money and are hoping someone may be willing to donate a co...
Mark Rauch
Out of State Investing
If one were to invest out of state, what would be the proper way to oversee improvements and management. In other words what should your infrastructure look like and how can you protect against property managers, con...
Frank Lo
Favorite/Cheapest Ways to Add Value
Hello BPConsidering buying our first home as a primary residence. We want to start a family and move into a house we can call home.With interest rates so low, we can get a great rate on a 15-year mortgage.However, we ...
John Garretson
Help Analyzing My First Deal
Hi All,I'm getting ready to do my first deal and I wanted to get some sense of whether the numbers work well...Fully renovated, new roof, new interiors, granite countertops, LVP on all floors, etc. Basically look like...
Katie Han
First-time home buyer: buy for myself or investment?
Hey community,As the title states, I am a first-time home buyer in Atlanta. My goal is to generate another revenue stream aside from my full-time job, so in the future I'd rent out the property instead of living there...
Adam Gonzalez
Is this a Contractor Red Flag?
Happy Friday Everyone!
So I have a quick question. I am in the process of renovating a property and interviewing contractors. One contractor I spoke with provided a quote of $16,000 to renovate two bathrooms (1 sma...
Mac Liu
Selecting Market to Start Investing
Hello Everyone,I'm new to real estate but plan to enter the real estate market by making a few rental property investments over the next year. I'm looking to invest outside of my local market (Orange County, CA) given...
Mitch Nelson
Quality vs Price when deciding on short term rental furniture and furnishings?
I have an STR property, a duplex that has no long term tenants in it. I have been renting on Airbnb/Vrbo for 9 months in 1 side of the duplex. For reasons I won't go into, I do not want to rent it as two separate prop...
Steve Smithy
How to block new development?
I know this is sort of detrimental and not a normal topic, but I am in the opposite corner on this deal.
I live in a VERY residential neighborhood. Everyone has a typical cookie-cutter house with a small yard/garage...