Bryan Llorente
Newbie - Interested in buy & hold strategy in Milwaukee/Racine WI
Hello fantasic BP folks!My first post (go easy on me). So to start, I just want to thank this wonderful community for sharing such valuable knowledge. I know learning is only half the battle but it definitely has kept...
Delmas Gibson
Can I use a lease agreement to offset My Overall DTI
My Wife and I currently have a primary residence, and potentially looking to purchase an investment property(SFD). I am wondering if I found a property and also a tenant that has signed a 1 year lease agreement, will...
Samantha M.
Foundation Stress Cracks in Drywall Walls/Ceilings
What does it typically cost to repair drywall cracks as a result of foundation cracks? Is it a relatively cheap cosmetic fix? Is it as simple as filling the crack, filing it down, and then painting over it later? ...
Ted Harris
Will Congress Extend First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit?
The $8k first-time-home-buyer-tax-credit deadline is fast approaching (Nov 30th).... will Congress extend the credit as to not endanger the fragile beginnings of a housing recovery? Can the federal budget handle bill...
Jeremy H.
How much longer until we get a downvote button?
I love upvoting good posts. And I love reading good advice, strategy and what have you...however we need a way to separate the bad and the spam from the good. And it needs to be easy.
It's time for a downvote button...
Paul D.
Lowe's, HD, or local contractor for floors, counters, cabinets?
I'm sure this is very much YMMV, especially based on location. My question applies to single family homes and townhouses in good parts of the Boise ID area. The units are not luxury units, but they are respectable and...
Josh Collins
Can I use Self Directed 401K proceeds to invest with a partner?
I am looking to take checkbook control of my past 401K and other retirement funds. I am looking to invest $125K with two other partners who plans on investing another $350k into a $800k property. The property is a s...
Eli Altman
I found a safe during a tenant move out. Tenant has no idea.
So I was doing a move out walk-through with a tenant and saw a big box on a shelf in the laundry room. I asked him about it. He said he had no idea what it was and that it was there when he moved in in 2009. Felt pret...
Chris Harpe
Alternative Building Techniques
Does anyone know of any companies in the United States that are taking an innovative approach to homebuilding or construction in general?The traditional site build method (building and assembling everything on site) s...
Adam Anderson
Do you think there is a way to work this deal
I attended a investor club last night and was talking to an investor about a deal he was working on. Here is the details as best I can remember.Vacant 3 bed 2 bath home with a $86,000 1st Mortgage that hasn't been pa...