Tony Ngo
Tenant wants to add in husband with criminal record - need advice
Current situation, I rented a duplex out to a single mom with kids two months ago. She's on section 8. Section 8 pays 100% of the rent. I received a letter from section 8 saying that she got married so she'll need ...
Sam Jurgenson
Advice on house hacking
Hey everyone,
I’m pretty new to BP and real estate investing as a whole, so I just wanted to seek some advice from anyone that has been through house hacking.
I live in the Portland, OR area and I’m looking to start...
Nurzhan Abenov
First Flip done succesfully
Hello BP2 weeks ago we closed our first flip. I’ve been reading bp for over a year now and always enjoyed reading success stories. So decided to share ours.We purchased 1bd condo in Fairfax VA. We used hard money. 10%...
Derik S.
Do I need to make my 1st investment in my area?
The reason I ask is because I was listening to one of the podcasts here, and one of the guests said though he was from Southern California, his first investment was in Texas. So, though Denver is hot right now, would ...
Omer Zakai
Where to invest in the US
Dear All,My name is Omer and I a new RE investor from NYC. My strategy is to buy and hold SFHs in C+ class areas. In the past few weeks, I have been active in Columbus, Ohio market. It is a hot and strong market, howe...
David James
When a potential lender says "Im taking all the risk!"
So I was having another discussion with a friend of mine yesterday. He is my potential lender and has money to invest but is skiddish about jumping in. I told him that with his backing and my drive, knowledge and will...
Curtis Bidwell
Empty Restaurant needs ideas
I had a good fine dining restaurant in a 3500sf space when we purchased the mixed use building (38 residential units upstairs, 3 office/retail and a restaurant on street level). The owner/chef got distracted and w...
Jay H.
BP saved me $30,000.00 on my most recent Single Family purchase!
Just closed on my a single family home that I will add to my rental pool. Well, I was willing and eager to pay $30K more than I ultimately paid, simply because I followed the many post regarding the Hubzu process, and...
Amy Zemser
renting rooms in my house
Hi BP friends, Since I have 5 rooms available in the upstairs portion of our huge Victorian, and I'd like to save some more money toward buying our second investment property, I've decided to rent out the rooms upstai...
Nina V.
Section 8 and income as a protected class
Hi All,Before I post my question, I'd like to recognize that there will be a few of you out that there I offend. In advance, I apologize. I don't want responses to my questions to ask me to defend why I won't enroll i...