We are interested in purchasing a single family home on the coast between Portland area and Desert Island area to use as a vacation home/possible future retirement spot for our family and to Airbnb/VRBO when we are no...
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I need help understanding how to refi a multifamily if its needs no work its been updated and great cash flow. The properties are around $600k to $1.2 million. If it was a BRRRR then I get it however if I have to pu...
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Hello BP Community.Currently we live in Hawaii (stationed here with the military), but it looks like we might get out soon. For the first time in a long time, we're faced with the option of moving wherever we want. We...
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hello everyone, not sure if this is the right forum to post this question, but, i am looking into buying my first investment, as a rental property. Is there any laws that state i have to live in this residence for x a...
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Hey everyone - new investor with some basic questions. I know this probably sounds pretty elementary, thanks anyways!
I have one rental property that was purchased with a VA loan and was my primary residence for 15 m...
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Hey BP!
Aspiring investor in the Hartford CT market here. I wanted to post in hopes that some seasoned investors can share their stories or tips as to how to find deals before they hit the big listing sites like Zill...
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I'm new to real estate. My rookie brain would like to pick 3-5 areas to purchase STRs that compliment each other so that one area is cash flowing when the other is not. Like a summer beach house and a winter cabin. Is...
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Hello BP, I am enetering the real estate investing world. I want to do tax deed and tax lien properties, as-well-as short term rentals. I am in P.G. County MD just outside of Washing, DC and Northern, VA. I'm not real...
In 2011 I took a vacation to Hawaii for the first time. The trip was something I promised my grandmother, who passed 5 months earlier I would do. I rented a condo from a woman who happened to be a real estate agent. A...
I am familiar with the requirement if I use the VA home loan that I have to occupy at least 25% of the property. However, is anyone familiar with if I wanted to convert a basement into a living area and rent it out ho...