I'm getting ready to make an offer on a property with two triplexes and two 3/2's which have rooms rented individually for a total of 12 doors.  This will be my first purchase out of state and my first purchase that r...

Hello,I"m thinking about purchasing a home that has structural damage to the attached garaged.  Nothing that can't be fixed but it is possible that a conventional loan won't work.  I know about renovation loans which ...

I, personally, always get an inspection on a property that I'm seriously considering to purchase, but I'm wondering how many of you BP members do the same. Or, are you savvy enough to check things out for yourself?

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I have my eye on a 4 plex I'd like to buy, renovate, rent, and hold. What kind of loans are best for this? 4-Plex details: -currently occupied-estimated sale price 265k-ARV 400k, and 4k/mth in rentBackground on me: -I...

Hello, I am very much interested in becoming a full time real estate investor. I purchased a house ten years ago in the hopes of living in it for about two years, fixing it and then flip it. That was when the housing ...

I've recently been watching HGTV's Income Property. All I have to say is wow they really can turn around a place. But I'm thinking the estimates are a bit conservative? Don't think it includes all the design work and ...

Hi everyone!I have recently joined the BP community and it has really sparked a fire in my eye for REI. I bought the home that I live in last August and that began the itch to learn more about investing. My goal for 2...

As a landlord I have had many successes and more than my share of nightmares. Every tenant a lesson, learn or repeat until learned, both the good and bad. I learned to take the opportunity of the proposed tenant p...

My business partner and I have been searching for our first deal using an agent and searching the MLS ourselves. We have had some luck finding leads and analyzed quite a few from afar, but want to maximize our efforts...

Hello everyone. I made a post recently outlining my future prospects of getting into real estate. What I failed to mention is that I’m an OTR truck driver which means I’m away from home 4-6 weeks at a time. However, a...