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Hey BP,Currently refinancing a property I bought (MA, Massachusetts), rehabbed, and rented. Now it is time to cash out refi for down payment $ on the next property.My lender quoted me a value and has now sent out an ...
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My wife and I are in the beginning stages of planning our road to wealth via the real estate train...we're hoping to buy our first true investment property within the next month or two under a "buy and hold" strategy....
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Just can't help myself on this one. Article out of Chicago today and front page here in Ft Myers . Fl. You've probably noticed all the fat kids walking around these days. I know why!! Food stamps.
12% of kids in my...
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I'm analyzing a deal in Austin, TX that I would be buying all cash. I plan on holding long term and need some help. After putting the numbers in the calculator my monthly cash flow will be $700/mo. However the CoC ROI...
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For my first home I wanted to start small so my goal was 100k for a 3 bed/2 bath home so I can live there as my primary residence and be able to rent the other two rooms and essentially live without paying for mortga...
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Hello BP Community, Do any of you have experience as a gator lender? If so, I’d love to hear it!
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Hi y'all, this is my first BP post and is kind of a two-part question (i.e. sell vs rent and selling without RE agent). I'm trying to gauge what the BP community thinks regarding a sell vs rent scenario. I currently...
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I'm a full time W2 worker opening an REI LLC and want to ensure maximizing tax benefits for investment expenses under the LLC. I have my wife listed as 50% owner of the LLC as she is not employed. Does she need to b...
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BP San Diego,Is anyone familiar with the Imperial Beach Market? My wife and I are looking at purchasing a SFH in the IB area to live in for 3-5 years before renting it out. We currently own a MFH in Logan Heights so I...
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This is an interesting business model which just popped into my head while reading "Das Kapital" from Karl Marx. Influenced by talks from Richard Wolff who is an advocate of worker cooperation based businesses. This...