Michelle Black
Help! Tenant won't pay, lawyer won't respond!
I'm going to start off by saying that we've made a lot of mistakes. My husband bought a house many years ago and had a family member live in the house. A year ago this family member came to us and said that she can no...
Daniel Green
Not enough income for conventional mortgage
Long story short, my wife and I found a great deal on a duplex that would easily cashflow $600+ each month. After viewing both units and talking it over, we decided to go for it. However, when we talked with our lende...
Robert Haworth
Calling all Pottstown, PA landlords -- What's the demand for housing like?
I'm hoping to find landlords who rent property in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA. We'd like to get an idea of the demand for housing. We are considering buying a house there and want to know of the plusses and ...
Amy H.
Flooring Fiasco.. not sure what to do now
I closed on my first rental property last month and I have one issue that everyone said would be an easy repair but I am having an issue finding a contractor/company to fix this hardwood floor issue. I am locating in ...
Ramada Evans
Investment property number 1
Hello BP community. I’m at the point where I’m really want to take action on getting my first investment property.We have quite a bit of equity in our residential property so we were thinking about refinancing and usi...
Deborah Cavallaro
Contractors Costs Per Square Foot for Second Floor Additions?
Hi BP Community,I'm considering doing a high end redesign and addition to an 1800 sf SFH. I'd like to gut and redesign the existing first floor of the house and add a 1400 - 1500sf second floor for a total living ar...
Cliff T.
Using Solo 401k to do hard money / private lending
Hi all,I am hoping to get into the world of hard money / private lending using my Solo 401k and had a few questions.1. I have approx. $120k in my Solo 401k but the deal that I am planning to fund needs about $180k. Is...
Kyle Shepherd
Super confused on 30-year mortgages . . . ?
Hey folks - I am a noob, and I am confused. I have not done my first deal, but I am always looking at properties and crunching numbers. (I have not done my first deal yet because I am behind the game when it comes to ...
Albert L.
TEAR THIS IDEA APART
I just finished the 1st chapter of No/Low Money Down and learned about FHA + 203k Loans which gave breath to some ideas. Tell me why this won't work! For example...Say we found a foreclosed house in Oakland. Let's use...
Brian Larson
Note Analysis File
I have uploaded a file that you might find useful. This is similar to my BRRR Calculator but trimmed down due to notes being a little more straight forward (at least from a variable/output perspective). I have certain...