Amy L.
Partnership dispute on VA loan
Hi everyone, my friend is VA eligible and we are under contract for duplex for 850k in NY. The VA limit is 679k. Which means we need to come up with 42K (25% on the remaining 171k). My friend thinks I should pay for ...
Mike Conner
Investor wants to trade properties - seeking advice
I own a duplex that was built in 1989 and has had 2 stable long term tenants with no interest in selling. An investor who is buying the duplex next to mine wants to trade a duplex he owns in a neighborhood nearby so h...
Oscar Cardenas
Agents in Oregon - Househack Brainstorm
Hello Oregon BP,I am an agent in the Salem surrounding cities and tend to get a lot of house hacking clients. The issue is that not many agents do these in the and they all think the process is easier than it actually...
Tyler Vinsand
My first direct mail experience
Hello BP community,While driving around my area, I came across a 3 bed 2 bath house with the ideal characteristics of a home to target with direct mail: overgrown grass, stained vinyl, crinkled blinds in the windows, ...
Ram Su
Is State Farm home insurance an HO3 or HO5?
State Farm says its BroadForm policy - do you know if is this really an HO3 or HO5 (guess its all Open Perils on Personal Property as well)?
Andrew Potievsky
Real Estate Analysis Tool
Hello,
I'm a techie at heart and I'm looking to make my first real estate investment.
I want to develop an online or excel tool that can help me evaluate neighborhoods that maximize on cashflow. I wa...
Jason Krick
Soil Contamination......Always run away????
I came across an REO with disclosed soil contamination. The underground oil tank was removed, and it leaked into the soil. That's all I know at this point. I don't know the extent. The listing agent made it a poin...
Miguel Carbajal
Looking for advice on starting in Real Estate Investing
Hello everyone,
I'm currently an undergraduate student at Fordham University in New York City, looking to invest in rental properties and perhaps single family homes in New York City, New Jersey, and Westchester Cou...
Ashley C.
why would investors choose COC vs ROI vs passive income?
Just now reading through the PDF for Podcast 200: "A Step By Step Guide to Buying Your First Real Estate Investment." Under #6 Set Your Goals, I found "...How do you see your real estate portfolio looking. What are th...
Ryan Dossey
When a seller thinks their SFR is Commerical
There's a local home that is very neat architecturally but in extreme dis repair. The property is actually on Indiana's list of endangered landmarks. It is a SFR that has been used as an office as well as home on and ...