Matt Schelberg
No Buyers Agreement Prior to Offer...Now Realtor Seeks Admin Fee
A question for foreclosure buyers from a novice: how common is it for a buyer's agent to charge the buyer a flat "office admin fee" for a foreclosure that closes? (fee is in addition to 3% commission). Purchase pric...
Jennifer Bailey
Qualifying for a Loan with low income
Hi everyone.. I'm new to educating myself on Real Estate investing but particularly interested in buying my first Multi-Family home here in Houston. I plan to do owner financing with a FHA loan but the properties here...
Jacob Stone
Tips on starting a small property management company?
A family friend owns a handful of rental properties and has been struggling finding a management company he can trust. Long story short my father presented the idea to me of starting my own small time management compa...
Alexis Gonzalez
Using Private Lenders
I'm hoping to get some insight from others in the community who have experience with private lenders. Has anyone worked with Allen Capital LLC (based out of Dallas, TX)? I've recently started to look into possibly us...
Alex Shpylko
Fresh Grad, Looking to House Hack in Brooklyn/Queens
Hey, guys. First post here. I’m currently working in Manhattan in the financial industry, paying a ton for rent (1.7K). I’m looking to move to Brooklyn in about a year when my lease is up and buy a live-in rental and ...
Jim Brewer
ADVICE NEEDED- Out of State House Hack
Hello BP,
I need a little advice. I would like to move to Illinois in the next year and at the same things buy a 2-4 pled to house hack. I could qualify for FHA or a Low down mortgage or even put a little more down i...
Jc M.
Vote needed! Why 'o why does thou appraisal come inneth so low?
I need your wisdom and vote please.So, a year ago I bought a little duplex in North Collinwood, Cleveland for $65k cash, slapped a new roof on it, upgraded the electrical with new panels and meters, fixed some knick k...
Daniel Dem
Have I been quoted too much for 2023 on Windows? ($27-$37k)
I had 3 estimates done from what looked like the best rated window guys I could find on Google Maps (I don't know where to get any references).They all quoted me between $26k and $37k for 10 1st floor windows and 8 ti...
Jim K.
Pittsburgh dreams of Amazon HQ2 dead on arrival
Amazon scraps Pittsburgh, picks New York, Northern Virginia for HQ2Good or bad for the region?
Chris Mason
"$850 w/ 3.5 down, omg?!" 2021 California loan limits announced
Every year around Thanksgiving, the Real Estate Gods announce the new conforming loan limits for the year to follow. Whoop whoop!
Source: https://www.fhfa.gov/Media/Pub...
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