Chris Breezy
Is a 457 or 401k beneficial to me
I’m 26 and I’m all about personal finance and investing. I have a good amount of money that invest in stocks and I also max out my Roth ira every year. My job provides a pension and annuity for retirement so this woul...
Christian Hutchinson
Renegotiate a Land Contract
I bought a property on land contract. Renovations are going, and there have been some hiccups. I have a 3 year note at 6.5% and a 25 year amortization. We have a monthly payment of $1750/mo and it reduces the princi...
David B.
Racoons and Rat poop in the attic
My parents had a summer home that has been pretty much unused for the past two years. I came down to clean it out and get it rented and thus begins the journey.Informed that there is racoon poop and rat poop in the a...
Rick Albert
To be Clear: There are two Reasons your Property isn't Selling
Hello All,I'm seeing posts asking why their property hasn't sold or rented. There are ALWAYS two reasons why a property hasn't moved.1. The first is the price. You are priced high and need to lower it. You can't make ...
Shera Gregory
Metro Referral Associates as alternative to broker if I just want MLS access?
I am considering getting my real estate license to be able to get access to the MLS and bid on HUD homes. But I'm not too keen on having to get a broker affiliation since this is all I'm interested in. I am hesitant...
David Travieso
Better for newbie REI - Georgia or Virginia?
Good day BP family,
I'm asking the BP family for some helpful advice. My name is David T. and have been living in Locust grove, Georgia (40 min south of ATL) for the last 4 years from New York. I've been offered a pr...
Tom Woythal
Tapping equity with bad credit
Hello, I am very new at this, but we have just completed rehabbing our home for resale, and have put it on the market. Actually it’s been on the market since February. Our credit has recently taken a massive hit due t...
Franklin Marte
Paying off house to use HELOC for another home
I was talking to my dad about buying properties and the house we have now is with an FHA loan. I wanted to know if it’d be a good idea to pay off the house which is about $130,000 to then use a HELOC to buy another ho...
Nicholas Catanzariti
HELOC vs. Cash out Refinance
Hi all,I am looking to purchase my first rental property, but am debating on which route I should take to finance the property. I have been offered a 90% LTV HELOC at a fixed 2.99% APR for the first 6 months then mo...
David Chan
Shopping Center Valuations?
How does one go about valuing shopping centers?
Should I discount the cash flow?
Use the Cap Rate to determine value?