Jamia Stevens
What to do if you don’t have enough money saved for down payment?
I’m just starting out and I was trying to get a preapproval letter so that I could know what price range to start looking in. I was told that I should save up $10,000 before I even consider getting a preapproval lette...
Derek Janssen
Next steps for investor
I'm a remote investor living in the SF Bay Area and investing in Phoenix since 2010 (Dallas since 2005). I have a pretty solid system in Phoenix - self manage, long term tenants in SFRs, etc.
While I feel that I've ...
Steven Williams
Can I legally bypass a listing agent in this case?
I have recently talked to a motivated seller who received a piece of my direct mail. The numbers are tight, however, if I can work with the seller directly and he doesn't have to pay the realtors commission I belie...
Gene Fish
Capital One Mortgage Company Down?
Does anyone know what's going on with Capital One Mortgage?Closing on a property in 8 days and my realtor tells me they have fired everyone and are out of business? They aren't picking up the phone and the website is ...
Bilal A.
Real estate professional status
Does the time spent in re-development of a building (planning, financing, supervising, and construction) and renting the building to a business count for material participation hours to gain real estate professional s...
Chris Gawlik
Building your own home?
Building a small home with your own 2 hands. Wanted to know if anyone had any knowledge about this. DIY home building. Owner Building through contracting out the work yourself ie being the contractor. I have always wa...
Onyedika On
Tree on property line (grew through fence)
Hello BP,I have a situation where a tree on the property line may need to come down. The fence that also separates my property from my neighbors runs right through the tree (or more accurately the tree grew through th...
Emmanuel Gonzalez
A little advice on starting out with my current position?
Hey everyone, so I’m just starting my RE investor journey in the inland empire in Southern California, I’m looking to use the BRRRR method with either a partnership or hard money if it’s possible in this market out he...
Shane Myers
Boyfriend and Girlfriend tenants...ugggghhhh
They want to use both incomes to qualify for the house and neither one by themselves make enough to rent. So if there is a breakup...then what. I know even a married couple can break up, and a single renter can fall o...
Nat C.
Cutting your own glass windows
I've got a lot of windows that need replacing as they are broken or missing. This month there are 3 and next month probably another 5.Is it going to be more economical to go and buy the glass cutting equipment, which ...