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Jose Corbera Why are mortgages so expensive?
10 May 2017 | 41 replies

Hi All,I'm about to purchase my first home with the intent to rent it out in due time. The cost of the home is 225k with 3.5% down. My monthly principal and interest is 1054.72, but when including hoa fees and the oth...

Michael Baybut Bank REO purchase strategy
17 February 2013 | 41 replies

Hi,
This is a bit of a follow up from my previous post. I'm very interested in a REO property that's about to come on the market soon. I tried to buy it as a SS but it ended up at foreclosure. The bank had accepted my...

Elizabeth Pharis Learned about Fannie Mae too late
21 April 2020 | 42 replies

Unfortunately we didn't fall under the category of "deal fell through at the last minute."  Ours went through.   Long story short, we found a house on Coldwell Banker.  Drove 4 hours to look at the property....twice. ...

Tricia O'Brien Any problem if I don't issue 1099 to handyman with job over $2K?
18 August 2021 | 16 replies

I recently paid a builder about $4,500 total for several projects at my rental home in Indiana. These were: building a new wood deck at back door, building new staircase in  basement, installing a new window, repairin...

Alex Pelin Eviction Moratorium Effects
5 March 2021 | 51 replies

Current eviction moratoriums are set to expire on 12/31/2020 - 01/01/2021.
What do you expect to happen after the moratoriums are lifted (burdening consumer debt, an abnormal amount of evictions, payments will resume...

Alicia Marks QOTW: Are natural disasters affecting your investment strategy?
22 April 2022 | 43 replies

If you didn't catch the "Seeing Greene" episode recently, an excellent question was presented that I thought would be worth discussing. Every area you invest in has risks of natural disasters of all kinds, but these d...

David Hanson How much cash flow and cap rate is enough?
13 December 2016 | 47 replies

Need some advice. I'm looking at a 12 unit property that IMHO is overpriced because it breaks even ($0 cash flow) after all expenses and debt service (1.0 DSCR). Cap rate is 5.8% which doesn't seem too bad. I'm try...

Chris B. Declaring service animals / emotional support animals prior to signing the lease
16 May 2023 | 21 replies

I've converted to being a pet friendly landlord.  It seems over the past few years that 75% of the applicants have pets so it makes sense to do so.  Conversion of flooring to accommodate this is expensive and I charge...

Dan T. REI Nation (Memphis Invest) Case Study - Yukon (OKC), OK
27 May 2021 | 37 replies

Well, my first thread is and continues to be a success. I made it with the intention of educating prospective buyers on REI Nation/Memphis Invest. I am not affiliated with this company in any way - I wish i was so the...

Jeff Trevarthen Emerging Markets for SFR purchases?
13 December 2014 | 56 replies

Hello BP,I'm looking for emerging markets for single family homes which can be purchased for $100,000 or less.   The properties should cash flow (even just a little) when purchased with 20% down.  The locations should...