Rosaria Pipitone
What to look for in a good tenant
I’m really excited to rent the upstairs apartment to my new duplex. I just posted my rental on Zillow and have several viewings scheduled. Anyone have advise or tips on how to further screen tenants prior to the viewi...
Nicholas B.
Mortgage Underwriting Guidelines & DTI - (@Bill Gulley)
In another thread, @Bill Gulley and I had a brief discussion on underwriting guidelines. Rather than take that thread off topic, I created this one to hopefully further the discussion. The main contention was whether ...
John Sherron
Vacant Property spotted, Owner(s) found, Now what?
Okay, I think I found a great potential property and I did the research and established the owners. The home looks to be vacant, the grass hasn't been cut for weeks and it looks to be about 2 feet high at this point. ...
Raquel Pea
Qualifying For An FHA-Insured Loan - Help?
Hi BiggerPockets,I am reading Brandon Turner's Book on How To Invest in Real Estate With No or Low Money Down.I'm unsure if I will qualify for an FHA-insured loan for certain reasons. First of all I am a full time und...
Joe Fernandez
First Deal Looking for Advice / Analysis
Hello All,
I am new to Real Estate investing and to posting on the forum. I have been spending hours every day listening to the BP Podcasts, reading books and looking at properties. I am getting to the point...
Diane G.
From long term buy/hold to flipping in Bay Area.... Doable?
I have been on BP for a couple of months now, and I have done quite some analysis on what to do next..... I quickly concluded that out-of-state purchase is NOT for me, and also that C class is NOT for me either....I n...
Christopher Olsen
Cash for Keys and a houseguest turned tenant
OK, so here is the backstory. My father passed away unexpectedly in January. He didn't have a will, but my brother and I are the only two heirs and will inherit the house whenever the courts open back up. Our current ...
Tariq Hakeem
Denver eyes turning off natural gas, requiring all-electric new b
Denver eyes turning off natural gas, requiring all-electric new buildings in climate push
Denver wants new construction in a few years to be “net-zero energy” buildings that use only electricity from renewable source...
Rob K.
New furnace regulations - applies to all of us in the Northern United States
http://gilsonusa.com/sites/all/themes/gilson/pdf/ACCA-Northerners-ReplaceFurnace1.pdf
My furnace guy called me about this today. I hadn't heard this before. Any furnace installed after May 1, 2013 needs to be at leas...
Art T.
Debt to income ratio with investment property?
I understand that debt to income ratio is very important with the first property you buy, mine is comfortable 30 %. However, if looking to go into a 4-unit property as a second property, in my case it would raise my d...