Joe Edwards-Hoff
Confirm- FHA is highest allowed DTI @ 50%?
I just wanted to see if anyone can confirm this as being the most up-to-date information. FHA would allow a 50% DTI, and that is the highest option as far as DTI goes? I'm really borderline with a purchase I was looki...
Tim Czarkowski
Bought HOA Lein (Not on purpose)
I have been buying at foreclosure auctions recently and doing pretty well. Unfortunately last week I purchased what I believed to be a first but it ended up the mortgage company was re-foreclosing the HOA lien because...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (August 17-21, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, August 17, 2020)
The pandemic has reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequities in our soci...
Luke Shaw
BRRR - Does it work with single Chicago condo units?
Hi BP,I'm a young professional ready to buy my first piece of property in Chicago. I don't have the funds to buy an entire 2 flat or 3 flat (yet), but I COULD buy just one condo unit if I found the right one. My quest...
Hunter Peterson
Am I Smart Or Just Antsy?
First off, hello! I am new to BP and looking to start building my network in Southern California (Orange County) for RE education/planning and future RE investing. Hello BP!
Secondly, a question...
If I sold my prim...
Chinmay J.
Financial Planner - To do or not to do...
So I recently got connected with a very good CPA in NoVA for my 2019 taxes, and she advised me that I need to see a financial planner. So far, I have been investing my money myself into stocks and bonds.
In my situa...
Luis Lopez
Career Change Ideas
Hello all:I've been sinking my head into this REI world for the past 3 months trying to find ways to earn more money on the side. Not sure if this happens to all newbies and/or of this is just a typical reaction to s...
Bjorn Ahlblad
When someone tells you "the government should provide housing"
This is textbook public housing https://www.kitsapsun.com/stor...
Mario F.
My first purchase - my own home or an investment property?
Hello, I'm just beginning to learn about real estate investing and am having difficulty deciding on whether to buy my own condo here in Los Angeles as my first property, or to invest in cash flow rentals in Phoenix or...
Patrick Britton
Is building a spec home less risky than flipping a fixer upper?
I have been looking at spec building since the early summer and cannot seem to find the same level or amount of risk associated as with fix and flips. It seems that because nearly all of the costs are known well in a...