David Garcia
Red flags if multiple neighboring homes go on the market at once?
3 homes on the same block, 2 of which are neighboring have gone on the market in my farm area within 2 weeks of each other. They are priced moderately based on comparable. I personally find this a bit suspicious but...
Brandy Nightingale
Poss. Red Flags: Buying a Condo Building - 3 Units in New Mexico
Hi there! I'm really new here, and am just getting into REI. Grateful for all I'm learning here and hoping someone might point me in the right direction. We've been looking for a tri-plex in NM order to house hack, pu...
Friday Delorio
Is it a red flag if a property's price has been decreasing?
I analyzed a listing that had good monthly cash flow, and high CoC return. According to zillow, however, the price had went from 130k down to 100k within the past few years. What is this an indication of? Does this ma...
Ron Read
Is an empty parking lot on a multi-family a red-flag?
Seller claims 6 of 7 units are rented, but none of the pictures in his listing show a single car in the parking lot. I'd expect no-matter the time of day this shouldn't be the case. Am I paranoid? Should I even was...
Roberto Gavilanes
Section 8 Rentals - Starting out / Pros & Cons / Workload / Tips / Red Flags
Hello BP community, I’m starting my journey as a real estate investor. I'm looking into the world of Section 8 rentals and I'd really value the community's collective wisdom on several aspects. I'd appreciate it if yo...
Jane S.
They want to pay 12 months in advance is it red flag
I was impressed with my sales ability when the candidates for renting my property volunteered to pay 12 months in advance.
Then I was scared when my broker said its a BIG red flag cuz they might want to turn the hous...
Luis Orts
How do YOU perform due dilligence? (Rehab)
What is it that you look for when flipping homes?
What are some of the BIGGEST green flags when you consider a home?
What are some of the BIGGEST RED FLAGS when you consider a home?
I'm looking fo...
Dan K.
Advice from investors - handling issues with mortgage brokers. When does an orange flag become a red flag to you?
I wanted to ask some advice from other investors and mortgage pros on BP on how to better manage the mortgage process as an investor.I ended up trying - what I thought would have been - two relatively simple refinance...
Tanim J B.
Roomie rental No job paying upfront
Trying to figure if this is a red flag or its something common for roomie housing.I am looking Tenant for a room, he moved to town so searching for job and has bad credit ~500 . He said its beacuse of covid but he got...
John Morgan
Anyone ever get audited by the IRS?
Just curious if anyone has ever got red flagged or a random audit from the IRS for their rental investments. I haven’t yet, but wondered what that experience was like. I keep good records, but hope I never have to go ...