Laura Reese
Buying a flat in Italy - Considerations?
I'm an American living in SE Asia and considering buying a small one bedroom flat somewhere along the Italian riviera. Why? The dollar is strong, and long term, I'd love to have a place we can go to for months on en...
Julie Chen
Neighborhood suggestions near public transport for house hacking
I am interested in buying another primary residence to take advantage of Fannie Mae's 5% down for multi family homes so I can house hack. I am a single female and cannot drive since I grew up in NYC, so I'd like to ge...
Nikolay Izmerli
My First Flip in Florida! With Photos! The house is sold
The really invaluable part of this experience has been education. I and my wife who was a designer of the project have learned a lot. We certainly made mistakes along the way, however understanding what went wrong pro...
Gabriel Santin
Woodbury, NJ experience
Hello everyone,
I am very interested in a property in Woodbury, NJ for my first house hack. I am wondering if anyone has bought property in the area or knows anything about the town as far as schools, transportation,...
Marian Jimenez
Keep or sell current home
Hi,I bought a house 3 years ago and made lots of improvements. The house was a 2 bed 1 bath and I made it into a 3 bed 3 bath. I got it for $650,000 cash and I got a 3% 15 year loan for 200,000 for the improvements. I...
Andre Key
Seller Finance - Who gets the Tax deduction from the 1098 form
I have a question to any that have been through the situation or that my have some expertise.My question is I know when you buy a home for investment the taxes and interest on the mortagage are tax deductible. I have...
Ryan Dossey
Health Insurance
I quit my w2 last week. I spoke with my insurance e provider and with me moving out of state I qualify for enrollment. Where do you guys have insurance through? UHC wanted near 300 a month.
Megan Blythe
Looking for my first investment property in Columbus Ohio
Hey BP Community!I have been saving for my first property and have been eyeing Columbus, OH. Are there any investors out there in Columbus that can give me some insights? I will be out there in June and want to do som...
Nathan Waters
Dealing with the land use bureaucrats to get a permit
I was in the process of renovating an old house and got shut down by the county for not having a building permit. The only work being done was removing old wood paneling and covering the old plaster walls with new dry...
Ali Jamal
Three Keys To Running A Successful Vacation Rental Business
Starting a vacation rental business is a potentially great way to grow personal wealth, even if you aren’t a homeowner or if you have bad credit. Making the business successful and maintaining good ratings, however, r...