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A lot of talk and headlines of a looming recession is floating around so I was wondering if anyone had some tips on how to be prepared to handle one. I am not too worried about the value of real estate going down, at ...
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Hi,I am under contract for a secondary residence and have been given the current options:4.625% .5% discount point. Lender fees are $995 commitment fee (underwriting), $895 processing, $500 appraisal.4.75% no points. ...
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Hey, I was wondering, I'm in the process of 0 balancing all of my credit cards. The only debt I will have after that is about $8500 in student loans(DIRECT UNSUB STAFFORD LOAN), its 3 loans but the highest interest ra...
First post (yay!). Hi BP family,I am a newbie investor and hope to find success like many of you on this forum. I already bought my first property (all-cash) about 2 weeks ago and have lined up my second one. The thi...
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Hello everyone,I'm facing a problem, which I was hoping to get feedback on....
I have a tenant who is refusing to pay any rent (not even partial rent), since April 1, 2020 due to COVID-19. He is receiving CERB, but s...
I'm already investing successfully with positive cash flow in Real Estate with no vacancy rate in all my properties, but I have a concern, people are leaving this island (Puerto Rico, the Detroit of the Caribbean) ...
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Hi all, I've tried the featured BP hard money lenders, and a few others - some that were viable previously have actually stopped lending to LLCs specifically during the covid19 pandemic.I'm looking for recommendations...
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Hello all, I currently own a business in which I lease a free standing building on .8 acres/2,200 sq building. Also on the property is a billboard owned by one of the major advertising companies. The landlord came to ...
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I am currently moving out of my primary house into another. I am going to rent my current house and after 3 years of owning the appraised value has gone up 100k. What is the most cost effective way to use my equity as...
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Hello- this question is for hard money lenders. What challenges are you anticipating on Oct 3 this year when TRID is supposed to be implemented? Based on my research, it looks like HMLs doing more than 5 loans a year...