Kyle Howard
What are the benefits in buying inner city distressed properties?
I’m currently in the Baltimore market and looking for some of the benefits to buying in the hood. There’s a large inventory of properties and higher cap rates plus we’ve seen what happened in philly and I definitely d...
Sean Bramble
STR property under contract ... but it's in an HOA
Hey BP! Have a feeling I know what you all will say about this but thought I'd ask anyway. I've got an STR property under contract in the Shenandoah National Park area. Pencils out well return-wise, but the catch is i...
KJ L.
Strategy to purchase and flip property in Los Angeles
Hey BP, So I live in Los Angeles, land of Rent Control.. There are rent control buildings that have hit the market and they sit for a really long time because either the seller doesnt want to the reduce the price enou...
John Papa
Real Estate and Fracking
Hi All,After spending time out in Colorado and the surrounding areas, my wife and I are set on moving, specifically the Erie area. After looking at a lot of properties, we found one we really like and are considering...
Glenn McCrorey
City bans conversions to rental properties
I haven't hear of this before but the city of Cedar Falls Iowa is implementing a six month ban on home owners turning their house into a rental property. The ban can be extended for up to a year. Interesting, seems ...
David Taylor
What happens if regulations change in your market?
As my wife and I research options for our first short-term vacation rental property, we are looking very closely into local regulations in each of the markets/destinations we are interested in. What happens if you hav...
Heather H.
Refinance on investment property for non-resident
Hi All, I'm a long-time member, first- time poster.My husband and I tried a couple times to refinance our two SFRs in Las Vegas, both of which we bought with cash in 2011 and have had good rental yields since then. ...
Gene Maltsev
Potential New Construction in LA
Hello BP!I'm new to this forum and RE investing in general so please bear with me, especially if my questions seem a bit rudimentary. I just moved out to LA and currently living in an up and coming area within 10mi of...
Jim Farrell
Dodd Frank
I'm an investor new to the note side, and keep hearing "Dodd Frank". I understand that this relates to federal law passed in the last few years under the guise of "helping the consumer".It may be way too complex to a...
Kevin Trumbull
Note for sale saying 'Borrower signed A Deed In Lieu'
Forgive my n00b question, still learning the note business. I'm seeing some 1st notes for sale where the seller says 'Borrow signed A Deed In Lieu'. What exactly does that mean for the note? Doesn't that mean the n...