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Hi fellow BP Colleagues! I am searching for a lender that will provide a HELOC in the 1st lien position on 3 rental properties I own. I am finding lots of evidence of this elusive loan product around the BP forums,...
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This is really going to be off topic! Who in the BP community is a Bourbon and Whiskey drinker, collector or snob. I have begun to collect and really learn more about the art of Bourbon and have taken a break from r...
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Hi all,
I am in the process of a short sale on my home here in CA. I started keeping a log of what has happened so far and thought it might benefit others if I share what happens. So I googled for a short sale/forecl...
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It's me again, with my urgent advice needed threads. For some reason these deals always creep up on me!I found a property in New Providence, NJ last night. I saw it this morning @ 10 AM, i put in an offer at 1 PM, 7 P...
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Hello! When you are analyzing deals, how best can you estimate what the rehab costs would be for the property, especially if you are not local to the area and are judging mainly based off of the pictures?
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What color do you use? I have seen a lot of this brownish color. What color is this anyways? What do you use and where do you buy your paint? Home Depot, Lowes, Porter's Paint, Dupont, etc? Does it even matter?
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Does anyone use Real Quest? I'm starting to work an area that I'm not very familiar with and I thought a service like this would help me with COMPS. Keep in mind I'm wholesaling these homes so I don't really want to g...
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I hear a lot of people that love investing in self storage. I’ve read about all the fluff and awesome story’s how their value adds made them tons of money after the refi. I’ve heard several investors on the bp podcast...
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I came across a property that is for sale at a very good price. It is steeply discounted because of back taxes owed on the property. I believe that there could be a BRRRR opportunity in this situation and wanted to se...
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I hate dealing with Fannie Mae.
I have this FNMA property under contract to close on May 2. There is a separate thread on that HERE, but I think this is a different issue and I need some advice on how to mov...