Greg R.
CRAZY ADU value on appraisal
Hey guys,I know there's been a few posts on this topic over the years, but I wanted to share my experience to see if anyone has input or new info.I am doing a cash out VA refinance. My home is in San Diego (single fam...
Traci Lovelace
Huge hairy mess
Closed on a house from HUD on Monday. Learned today that when Bank of America foreclosed on the property they did not include the second parcel number in their paperwork. This trickles down to us only owning one of th...
Nick Hedberg
Your Help Needed: Analyze My 'Getting Started' Plan
Hello everyone! First I wanted to say thank you to everyone for reading my first post and all of your years of amazing contributions on BP. I have already learned a tremendous amount from you and this is only my firs...
John Wright
Using life settlements to finance real estate acquisitions
I have been buying and selling real estate for about fifteen years in several different states. I have had major ups and downs both in spite of and despite the pricing bubble that we experienced. Mine has been a suc...
Roy N.
Almost Milwaukee pricing
I went on a road trip today to look at a couple of 5 & 6 unit properties about an hour from me and came home with a duplex. {Well actually, I left the duplex where it has sat for the last 80 years and just brought...
Andrey Y.
Lender could not deliver loan as promised
Hello all, I am hoping you guys (especially lenders) could chime in on this. Long story short, I have agreed to do a cash out-refinance of a free and clear property, 75% LTV at 4.5% interest.About three weeks or so, i...
Aaron Keener
Thoughts on Working as a Full-Time Investors Agent?
Good-morning real estate junkies! Let me get right to the point. So I'm in the process of getting my Tennessee license, and plan on working in Nashville after graduation. As many of you know, Nashville is a fantastic ...
Loren Thomas
Please criticize this hypothetical path to get started
As of late I've been trying to figure the best option to get going in rental properties. What follows is a hypothetical path that I'd like input on from people smarter and more seasoned than myself.I'm leaving a lot o...
David Espana
Using SDIRA for private lending
I have set up a self-directed IRA account for my real estate investments. I have been approached by an investor/developer to lend second or third position on his projects (which is allowed by my SDIRA custodian as lon...
Trey Williams
Trials & tribulations of buying my first rental with no money $
For everyone reading this is also a blog post in my member blog but I wanted to share to get feedback and motivate others.Trials and tribulations of purchasing my first rental property with no money (A Motivational st...