Thu Pham
Purchasing an existing Airbnb with future bookings
Hi all! I am going into escrow for my first STR purchase (yay!) that is an existing Airbnb with future bookings into the year already. Ideally, I would prefer to capture their existing bookings after closing, by direc...
Jason Crews
Is a real estate license worth it? What are the hidden costs?
In the next few years, I hope to be able to start investing in real estate (buy and hold, multis), and in the next couple of year I will probably be purchasing a new personal residence. It occurred to me that I may be...
Alex Smith
Seller unable to close escrow due to 2nd lien
Hello,I am a first time homebuyer and have had a house under contract in Texas for one month. The close date is next week (5/30). Late last week the title company informed my realtor and I that the seller has a second...
James Wise
JV With a twist. Money guy coming in with a Mortgage
Alright i'm not 100% sure how I want to go about this.
I have a tentative JV agreement in place. I'm writing up an offer for a house to hold as a rental . It will be a 50/50 split. I have a ...
Jon Holdman
Florida west coast
I'm looking for information about Florida west coast cities. In particular, Clearwater along the coast down toward Naples. What are good areas? What are areas to avoid? Both for rentals and residences. Hows the ...
Steve Nafziger
Help Starting In Short Term Vacation Rental!
Hello BP! I am 29 years old and very new to real estate investing but have always had a passion to learn about construction, home values, and travel. Flipping houses has been a dream of mine and eventually I want to q...
Alex Balan
Can I still find $100,000 SFRs in Florida with good CAP rate?
Hello everyone. I live in SW Fl and am interested in purchasing SFRs preferably in Florida. The closer to me the better however 3/2 single family homes do not sell anywhere near $100,000 in my neck of the woods. Are ...
Maxwell Lee
What are realistically the best rents you can get -
in a stable B class or gentrifying C class neighborhood for purchase and rehab price of around 80-120k? For this question I am limited to considering Houston, Dallas, Chicago, and basically the entire states of FL and...
Jacob Camilliere
Closing Costs Question
So i am in the process of buying my first investment property and was quite shocked at how high the closing costs are when i got the official numbers. is there any negotiating with the lenders on any aspects of the cl...
Chad B.
Appraisal
Have to share a story about an appraiser and actually have a question for everyone at the end of this so stick around, I'll try to keep it short.
OK I'm buying a REO and was supposed to close this week but that's an ...