Peter Wolszczak
Thoughts on Mashvisor?
Anyone been using Mashvisor for a while? Looking for some reviews on the accuracy and relevancy of the data. Bonus points if you've used it in Buffalo area, but not necessary. I plan on using the trial to give it a...
Yash Bhatt
First Buying/Selling experience for a loss
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Phoenix.
Purchase price: $350,000
Cash invested: $20,000
Sale price: $340,000
This ended up being a really bad deal but was a...
Owen Dashner
Why do people say, "Give it back to the bank"?
Does anyone else find it mildly annoying when people refer to a foreclosure as a property "going back to the bank"? The bank never owned the property originally, so why would it be "going back" to it? I've never unde...
Trisa Summers
Time to Take Action!
Hi Everyone,
I have been lurking on BP for quite a while but have recently left my full time job and now have the time and energy to truly devote to my real estate investing. I am located in Scottsdale so I will be fo...
Tuan Tran
2020-21 stratgy with recent price appreciation
Hello,I'm currently evaluating whether to acquire another rental property (in DFW market) and the numbers appear to be working (~8% CoC ROI) However, I'm seeing multiple bids on properties that I'm looking at and it'...
Becky Lu
How much do you trust a tax firm to appeal your property tax?
We used a company to appeal for our small apartment in Houston (Harris County) this year. The result just came out. The initial assessed value was $890k and the final $820k. According to the bill they sent us, they've...
Ellen A.
cash offer or mortgage loan
if you had $40k to invest would you
option 1. pay $40k cash for a SFH house that needs 25k in work
comps in the 120s. the property value is probably not going to go up but it seems it would always be rentable for ...
Winn Merwin
How to repay an agent who helped us purchase an off market deal
My wife and I closed on a duplex for investment today. It was purchased off market but we had help from her Aunt who is a real estate agent. While she volunteered to help, we would like to repay the service in some wa...
Eric Bennett
Sub2 Contract Addendum
My partner and I are new real estate investing and this site has been invaluable to tackling our 'vertical line' learning curve, so thanks to all of you! I'm looking for help on 2 things: figuring out the best verbia...
Thorney Gibson
Rent or Own?
So what does everyone think. Do you think you should own your own home first, then start investing into real estate? Or do you think its smarter to rent a place that is much cheaper then owning to save up funds? Ive h...