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I'm from Huntington Beach (Orange County), California, where the RE is expensive but it's sunny all the time. :-)
I'm a mortgage broker with 17 years experience, a credit repair expert, landlord and now short sale n...
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I wanted to describe a situation and see if anyone can tell me what the tax implications are:
You get your real estate license to help with your part-time investing business and don't use it as a typical agent would....
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is it a good idea to work with a realtor that doesnt know what wholesaleing is and is it worth it to teach them how it all goes?
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I am looking to buy a fourplex in the $200-400k range. I am open to all cities and states, so long as there is low crime, good tenants and solid cashflow.I have been trolling loopnet for the past few days, and it seem...
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When does it make sense to get a property manager? Working the numbers, and considering a possible annual vacancy, it seems to zap out entire profit for the year if we are paying 10%, then one month of rent for a one-...
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Hi BP Community,Just a couple days ago I made the order for course materials to pursue my California RE Agent´s license through Allied Schools. It should be noted immediately that I have no real desire to act as a ful...
I don't care what anyone says, the fact is the 100% No Doc, Hybrid Option Arms with No PMI and 2% start rate was an AWESOME financing tools for responsible borrowers. However, they were like taking a 15 yr old from a ...
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Hey BP! Some of you may have seen some of my post recently but I am looking for a market or two to invest in with my initial $15K. I have a family member in Blue Island who has rental properties and it has gone quite ...
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Hi All,First time poster here and brand new investor (zero purchases so far). Was hoping some could keep me honest on a property I'm looking at. Unfortunately I accidentally used up all my free BP calculations and jus...
I have a deal near the Greater Boston area. looking to get this deal rehab it and house hack. I ran the numbers with 100% financing and it cash flows! Not sure where to start but looking for lenders, Contractors, Ment...