I’m a 37 yr old IT professional, husband and father of two, looking to get into real estate as a long-term investment. I’ve done a flip in the past and it was profitable, but my thoughts keep gravitating toward rental...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $287,000
Cash invested: $25,000
I purchased this 3/2 SFH as a primary residence right before the neighborhood reall...
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Hi there! I am just getting started and in the process of pulling out equity (most likely from a HELOC) from my house here in Seattle. I am really taking advantage of my property doubling in value in the last 4 years....
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Hello Smart People!Has anyone done a LO on a house with no or negative equity (under water)? Your knowledge is appreciated!
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Hello BP community! I've been following the BP podcast and forums since January and have learned so much so quickly thanks to the support of this awesome community. This is my first post, and I was wondering if I coul...
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Hey everyone, I just recently stumbled upon an opportunity that is once in a lifetime and I'm very torn on how to handle it. I'm currently renting a 3/2/2 in Carrollton from an older lady who is, lets just say on her ...
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Hello all, I just wanted to share that I just refinanced my first house I bought back in June and I was able to pull out 22k of equity. I took a long time on the rehab because I wanted to do majority of the work mysel...
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Here's a casein FL - Seller in foreclosure has 120k principal @4%, Shes 10k in arrears, house is worth about 250k, good condition.She wants to stay at the house, but doesn't mind selling it if needed.She will likely n...
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I own about 6 million in real estate. There is three million net worth, most of that equity, some cash on hand (1 million). I cash out refinanced last year to buy more properties. So my cash flow was reduced of course...
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Hello BP community. My wife and I bought two SFHs in Austin before the boom. They are built in 2021 and I don’t know the exact value of these properties since the appraisals but based on comps they have quite a bit of...