Hello everyone! My name is Stephen Drew and I am a 29 year old father who is here to learn and grow with all of you smart people.  A goal of mine is to be financially independent by 35 so that I can be there for my da...

We are currently knee deep in an FHA 203k streamline loan. We have done ALL the paperwork, hired a Hud consultant, picked the contractors, got the estimates, had the appraisal, etc etc etc. Our loan has gone to proces...

Mother in law of tenants want to lease with option to buy my property for her daughter and son-in-law.
Son-in-law has a prison record for aggravated assult. Out for 3 years ....he gave me patrol officers contact infor...

I began looking for a tenant for my new rental property a few days ago and have received a lot of interest. One of the applicants qualifies in every way (clean background check, good credit score, non-smoker, etc) exc...

Hello,I was hoping to get some advice on whether this was doable. Interested in purchasing a property-single family home or condo in Florida or Texas along the gulf coast around the $500k-$600k range. Planning to rent...

A thread I started today in another forum enlightened me to the fact that I haven't established my criteria. I may now be forced to go through with a transaction that is probably not the best thing for me (although i...

Hey all! I'm currently living in Redding, CA. I'm looking to invest, as you could imagine the 1% rule is hard to find here. I'm looking to try my hand in out of state investing, but I'm not sure where. I'm looking for...

Hello,I am an investor from California.  I have a full-time job in Silicon Valley and I am a mechanical engineer.  My father was a real estate agent and I have always wanted to get into the business.  I have been inve...

One applicant,Does everyone receive the ridiculous, "can I rent your place?" applications that I do? They send me an email stating, "oh my credit ruined after a recent divorce and i have 2 small kids and want to rent ...

Hi BP Community!I thought I would take the time to briefly introduce myself as I have been lurking the BP forums for some time now.I am relocating to Houston from London, UK with my wife and daughter. I am 33 years ol...