Ryland Taniguchi
Why Gap Funding Is Difficult
If I were to start real estate all over again with no credit and no money, I would start by getting awesome at finding deals. I systematically find deals by systematically driving for dollars. I have detailed my appro...
Layne T.
Best area for a blend of rural / suburban living in North Carolina
NC BP Team,Could use your advice. Doing some research in 2-3 states and wondering what are the best areas in your state to look at properties for purchase that would encompass most of these:-Ability to get a few acres...
Curt Treece
Assumable Wells Fargo loan for primary residence purchase
I am under contract to purchase a property (primary residence) in Texas. The seller has a conventional Wells Fargo loan that is assumable (yes, I confirmed that it is in fact an assumable conventional loan). The bal...
Frank Szymanski
Stucco, Venetian plaster interior walls. Removal? Paint over?
Hello all!Looking at a SFH that has a pretty ugly kitchen to me. Looks like the owner at some point tried to either venetian plaster or stucco of some sort their interior walls to the kitchen and bathroom. See images....
Michael Kaminsky
Does building an ADU in Los Angeles change your property tax?
I recently bought a house in Los Angeles that has a garage qualifying for an ADU conversion. My architect says I have the option of making the ADU two stories, and I'm weighing the pros and cons of doing a small, chea...
Isa Carrasco
New Investor - building equity
Hi Everyone, I hope your week is off to a nice start!
I am seeking some advice as I purchase my first investment property. I am most interested in a rental strategy within my local area (Houston/Dallas/Austin); howe...
Kendall Porth
Looking for other lending companies similar to Lima One Capital
In the past I have used Lima One Capital to refinance rental units paid for in cash and they would lend on a unit as long as it appraised for 60K minimum if it was blended with other units that were above 100k. Last w...
Ian Fisher
Second lien / HELOC question
Hi - have done a lot of real estate investing but find myself back to square one when it comes to financing primary residence. I have a first lien lined up at under 5% for 70-75% LTV. I could do up to 90% at 9.5%. In ...
Sean Starkey
Refi or no?
We bought our house in Huntington Beach for $749k at a 2.75% rate in January 2020. We took a HELOC out on it a year later for $180k at a variable rate to buy our first short term rental. I was new to investing and did...
Jackie Jones
How Should I Acquire?
I am looking to buy a property in Phoenix, AZ for my son to live in. At first I was going to purchase a cheap 1 bed condo for less than $50k. However, I've decided I want to purchase a duplex or triplex creatively.My ...