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Good Day BP folks! I do this forum once or twice a year to offer guidance and clarity to the vast field of Real Estate financing. My specialty is in investment property financing, from fix and flip up to large balance...
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What is PMI? PMI, or private mortgage insurance, is a lender's protection in the event that you default on your primary mortgage leading to foreclosu...
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While evaluating duplexes and single family homes in the Tampa Bay, FL area (From Clearwater/St Pete out to Lakeland), I've received feedback from a local agent that finding a property yielding a 12% COC return in the...
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I have 14 properties and I only have loans on 6 of them. My credit score is running about 750. It will be higher because I am paying down credit cards. I ran them up doing a rehab. I also have a job paying $80k per ...
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I'm purchasing my first STR in Myrtle Beach and am trying to figure out handling times when guests need me and I'm unavailable. I work another job full-time and travel between PST and EST, so there will definitely be ...
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Hypothetically speaking, if I purchase a property for cash and that same property is slated for a tax deed auction in a couple of months, how do I go about having the tax deed auction cancelled? Is it as simple as pay...
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Hi BP
As I continue to expand my portfolio and business, I am adjusting with the market conditions.
We plan to rent our primary out through Airbnb. I am not super familiar with this investment vehicle, I’ve always d...
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I'm in the process of building my team -- specifically, finding a realtor to listen to my REI goals and bring possible deals to me based on them. I've heard others advise finding a realtor that works with other invest...
I have an investment property in the Orlando area that has quite a bit of equity built up. I would like to refinance the home and pull a bit of cash out to finance a pending deal I have in Chicago. Any advice or ref...
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Hello everyone, I am an agent located in Houston, Tx. Here's my situation.
I have an investor I'm representing who is wanting to purchase a property off the market. I found the property through a wholesaler who is w...