Jack Inman
Investing in Memphis - tips for investors both near and far
I'd like to share a few tips that investors can use to help in the initial analysis stage of investing. We all know that the trick to any investing is to buy low and sell high; it's the back bone of every good investm...
Jason Schmidt
Purchase Price and Value - who to trust?
I want to seriously start doing some searching for properties, and have been told I need to really consider keeping the purchase price around 70% of the value. BUT - the question is this: who to trust? I'll start w...
Shaun Fullalove
Hudson Valley Airbnb
Hi BP community,
My wife and I currently live in Brooklyn, NY and are potentially looking for a summer home / other season Airbnb rental up in the Hudson valley (max ~2 hours from the city). The areas that we have be...
Paul Ellis
New member, question?
Hi all, just decided to join the site after listening to the first few podcasts, just getting into real estate and i MIGHT have a good house to start with. My uncle just recently died and left his house to my dad who ...
Nicholas Vandervelde
Homepath Pricing is a Joke!
I'm hoping someone can shed some light on a very frustrating problem I'm encountering with Homepath properties in Madison, WI.I'm looking to purchase, as an owner occupier, a single family home in Madison, WI. I rece...
Kimi Ho
Sell investment property to buy multi-unit split use (rent/prim)
Hello,We are currently in the process of selling an investment rental property for $200k (in escrow) and purchase a split use property for $1 mln (also in escrow). The property will serve as a split use as it has 2 en...
Account Closed
law suit on free and clear properties
Hi,I'm planning to start snowball payment of mortgage on my 3 duplexes and after going through some previous posts saw the major disadvantage is an impending lawsuit from a tenant. Are there any statistics on this? Is...
Shafi Noss
How is the Principal Payment determined on a loan
Hi everyone,
I have a question about how much in excess of the interest is paid in each payment of a fixed rate loan. Suppose you have a 100k loan at 6%. An example from investopedia shows a schedule of
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Bernard Sims
Seller not disclosing Important information
Recently closed on my 4th 4- plex in Texas (Freeport to be exact). As I was talking to the city Permit official, we'r started discussions my plans for the property. Fron whaat he said afterwards, truly turned this ...
Cary Hawkins
Water submeter fourplex Imperial Beach
I am looking for water submetering options for my fourplex in IB. Many of the companies seem to only service larger properties. Additionally, the option to monitor myself is appealing as opposed to paying the vendor. ...