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Hey BP community, I'm at a stage in my learning process where I am ready to pull the trigger on my first investment property, pending current economic uncertainties but that is a post I've seen covered plenty already ...
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Hi AllWe are under contract on a 4-plex and I am shopping for Loan options. The purchase price is $415 K and we can put 20% to 25% down. Few brokers have recommended a 5 year Balloon loan but I want to explore the bes...
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Hello, everyone.
I've been following the forums, listening/watching the podcasts, and reading up when I can. This is my very first post and I am very new to real estate investment.
I live in Atlanta, particularly in...
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I've got a potential duplex deal where seller owes about $115k at 2.5% and is tired of the headache. They just want it gone, and are open to me making payments to them. The initial price they threw out was $240K, wh...
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Im curently 19, in college with a full time job making alright money; at my age i guess you could say :mrgreen: . Im also always looking toward the future making sure I have everything under control to come.. For in...
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I always see these NNN properties on loopnet that have 6-7 years left on the lease. You would think Walgreens, CVS or Dollar General to be pretty established especially with territorial restrictions The cap rate seems...
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I have a rental that is available near a college (typically students occupy this). I am wondering what people think of the value of 'smart upgrades'. Has anyone done any testing or research on doing some smart home up...
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My contractor says he charges $1000 a day for a crew of three plus materials of my picking. He gave me general # of day estimates room by room. It's difficult to get a contractor to even look at a house if you don't a...
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I took out a hard money loan for a rehab project. Purchase price was $51,000 and the rehab escrow was $60,000. I've worked with this lender before and the fee is always 5 points plus $2500 with 1% of the loan to be...
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Hello,I am having a hard time running my numbers for STR investments, because I don't currently trust AirDNA. Depending on the neighborhood or city, I am finding some significant revenue pockets that make the number w...