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Troy P. RE Professional Status for Spouse
15 February 2024 | 8 replies

Hi all,
I believe it is common to have a situation where one spouse brings in majority of the W2 income and the other is either a stay-at-home parent, works part time, etc. and they can easily qualify as an RE profes...

Matt Jones Do you rent to someone without a job but with money in the bank?
12 December 2018 | 32 replies

"I'm moving to the area and I have plenty of money in the bank but I have not secured a job yet. Will you rent to me?"I seem to get this question every so often and I was curious what other landlords and property mana...

Dana Boyd Are you accepting less CoC Return due to interest rates?
11 November 2022 | 20 replies

Are you accepting a lower CoC return than you historically have due to interest rate hikes? I am finding it almost impossible to find a 30% return (the gold standard for STR's) due to interest rates being this high. A...

Doug Smith Gurus, their actual qualifications, and have they been through the wringer before...
24 April 2024 | 10 replies

Here’s rant #2 for the day. I have a preliminary call in a few minutes with a person that wants to get into private lending and wants to engage our loan consulting side to assist. When we asked “what they were current...

Luis Maza New here, returning to the game..
24 September 2024 | 6 replies

Hi all, hope everyone is doing well and just wanted to introduce myself, returning  from 2005-06 when we did few flips (3) and few rentals (4) and learn some do's and do not's. Difference this time for me is hard mone...

Blake B. Credit Scores! How much do you rely on information furnished by the Big 3?
4 April 2023 | 14 replies

Quick back story: I am helping a client find a new lease. Their current building is not renewing leases for whatever reason and so now my client who just gained citizenship last year and his wife, a victim of identity...

Mike Percy GA RE attorney says land trusts not legal; use living trust + LLC
10 September 2018 | 13 replies

Hi BPers (and, I hope, helpful lawyers),I have read online that one can secure traditional financing while getting asset protection by getting a traditional residential mortgage in one's own name, putting the title in...

David Dachtera Your Take on the NE IL Housing Market
5 August 2019 | 4 replies

Hello, Folks,I'm looking for other folks' takes on the housing market in the suburban and Metro Chicago areas.For example, ...Rehabs and Fix-and-flips: When you went to sell, how was your time-on-market compared to wh...

Christoph Krekeler Limitations in RE investing on a work visa
6 July 2020 | 8 replies

I am currently on a non-immigrant work visa in the US working as a financial analyst and am looking to invest in real estate on the side.Having done some research I know my options are limited as I am not a permanent ...

Emily Stauffer TIPS on growing my network in a new city/state
7 July 2022 | 6 replies

Hi Everyone!
I am new to the DFW area and have started a career in insurance! I'm originally from Philadelphia, PA, and went to school at the University of Missouri - I was a student-athlete on the track and field te...