I want to buy a house 2.5 hours from my duty station. I watched my mom travel 3 hours to and from work (6 hours round trip) when ahe worked in NY and she wanted us to go to a good school in NJ so this is normal to me....
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Am totally new to investing, but every training session i read or listen to, says to start in your back yard. Am in queens, NY is not landlord friendly. Since this is new to me should I still consider NY like bklyn ...
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Hey BP Community! I'm a new investor from NJ looking to invest out of state in a small town in Ohio where I have some friends/family in the area. I've analyzed about 15-20 properties and have found one that would be a...
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Purchase Cost: Paid $66,250 (all cash), home inspection ($350), title (?). I'll just go with $67,000 to make it nice and even.Details: 3 bed/1.5 bath, 1312 square footObjective: Simultaneously list for rent or purchas...
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Hello,
I'm currently a construction worker, been so for 10 years now and I'm absolutely sick of my job. It's dirty, it's loud, and dangerous. I would like to live past 63, and I'm tired of sitting in a porta-john. I h...
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So today I go to get some cash out of my heloc. Guess not! It seems citibank has decided my house isnt worth what it used to be and my heloc is now suspended. You'd think these people would have at least sent me a let...
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I have stayed in vacation rentals that are primary residences and they must couch surf when it is rented; that isn't what I'm talking about.
The recent podcast has my brain chugging about vacation rentals.
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I am looking to buy a mobile home park. I have experience in approximately 100 single family deals but have not done a mobile home park deal so far. What are the typical cap rates these days? How much down payment ...
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I run into this fairly often and I imagine other wholesalers do too. I consider myself a pretty good negotiator but am always flummoxed by stonewalling sellers. What negotiating tactics do others use to get thin...
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Need help or some suggestions. I purchased a small retail space 3 years ago which had existing tenants, but now I have a vacancy! The vacant space needs some work and it's on the 2nd floor with stairs; no elevator! ...