Justine Scheuher
"Bad" First Home Purchase and House-Hack, Thoughts?
@Scott Trench ruined my first home purchase. Just kidding...kind of, but in a good way.This year, May 2017, I bought my first house. Renting felt like I was throwing money away so I thought I was making a smart inves...
Maria Moya
People keep telling me not get into real estate
Hello everyone, anyone I have spoke to about REI in my personal life all tell me the same thing: don’t get into real estateThey are all people who have had properties themselves, have tried to rent them out and have t...
Benjamin J Paoletti
Age of Multi-family buildings in Chicago
Many of the multifamily properties listed in Chicago (in the $400k-$600k price range) are built between 1890-1920. I noticed many of these foundations have settled, cracks in plaster, dips in the flooring, etc. If the...
Shawn Green
Short Term Rental in Orlando/ Disney Area
Hey Guys,
I'm a first time poster as I'm new to the Disney STR world. Id like to get a sense from some STR owners as to some of the assumptions I can make in my general underwriting. I'm in the process of purchasing...
Robin Simon
What Are Current DSCR Loan Rates? Key Market Movers and How to Track Rates
Ever wondered how to track the market for mortgage rates, especially when it comes to Non-QM and DSCR Loans? Check out my latest article published here on BP!Thoughts/comments/feedback? Did I forget anything? let me...
Mark Cison
Buying First Multi-Unit in Tri-Taylor, Pilsen or Bridgeport - FHA
Hi folks!Over the last few months I've been on a mission to purchase my first investment property. During this time, I've been frequently using BP as a resource to help me along. You guys have some truly amazing advic...
Account Closed
HELP--NEIGHBORS ARE KILLING MY HOME'S VALUE
now be warned, i do not have any empirical data or formuals for proof. however, 2 differnt showings have loved my rehab, but said the neighbors are killing it for them and they wouldn't ever live next to such people....
Bao Nguyen
Real Estate Agents: dealing with non-buying investors
Question for all real estate agents: How do you deal with people who looks at lots of properties, but never seems to buy any?As an investor, I look at a lot of homes and properties and I go for months, if not a year w...
Alyssa Balam
Help! Appraisal came in MUCH lower than ARV estimate...
We're ran into our first BIG hiccup in real estate....We purchased a large SFH in the area for $185K and took a loan out for $235K (to use as construction loan for the reno) with seemingly lots of update potential to ...
Patrick Ng
Help with Squatters!
We had recently been rehabbed and put on the market a single family home. When a scheduled showing was taking place, we found people had moved in and claimed they have a lease that was signed with an individual who ha...