Christopher B.
Advice on first Lonnie
Don't know much about mobile homes. Have remodeled houses, have contractors, etc but this would be my first Lonnie deal. One of the largest U.S. manufacturers of mobile homes is located in my area so there is a decent...
Aaron Mazzrillo
Note Terms & Clauses
On another post which we kind of derailed, we got into discussing creative financing techniques and clauses some of us use in notes secured by real estate. You can read more about it here:
Original "Motivatio...
Doug N.
BubbleWatch -The Kind Of Increases We Saw Before The Bubble Burst
Courtesy of http://thehousingbubbleblog.com/ Enjoy!The Asian Journal on California. “Two different clients both landlords because they both own rental properties came to see me last week with different problems. My fi...
Brent Salazar
My DTI has hit a wall
Hello BP,I have an interesting problem. I currently own 2 duplexes in my home town. 1 has tenants and the other I am house hacking. I am ready for my next deal and have hit a wall with conventional financing. The bank...
Kimberly H.
Declining your first applicant (tenant)~ Whew!
Whew! It took me 2 days to send the email. It felt like I was making a family homeless. I need to grow a set for this business. I'm usually a tough cookie, but this real estate landlord business is not for the sof...
Joshua Dorkin
Verifying Members: How can BP help you more safely connect?
One of the challenges that we all face today, I believe, is coming to know and trust people that we meet online.
This is an incredibly difficult task for everyone, and is why doing your due diligence on deals and peo...
Phillip Joo
College Respect?
HI BP, I was at a Financial College meeting with a man I've met twice. Everything was about college, until he asked, "Do you want to go to college?" I answered, saying that I knew it was a terrible investment that Im ...
Jay Coolidge
Flipping, Budgets and Electrical
I bought my first flip home. The home was built in 1920's. I am currently in the initial stages of cleaning the property and getting quotes on the work that is needed. Plan on putting in new HVAC, flooring, windows...
Gary Marcotte
Is REO inventory overpriced everywhere?
I am a rehabber dealing mostly with REO properties and I am having a miserable time finding deals. I am up here in New England (northern MA/southern NH) and for the past 6-8 months the prices on REO properties have i...
John Lubin
Shouldn't Prop Manager handle eviction?
My property manager is saying an eviction will cost ~$1000 for a lawyer. Shouldn't the property manager handle the eviction process themself, otherwise, what am I really paying them for? Tenant paid last month ~ 20 ...