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I've been asked to pay $1,365.00 for Appraisal fee, loan origination and processing fees before loan can be sent to underwriting. It's a 6 month fix and flip loan at 8.65% plus 3 points in and 2 out. It's my first dea...
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What are your thoughts on walk-through bedroom houses as a long time rental property as young investor they are very common in my area and would make a good long term rental by number, What are the pros and c...
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Is there a downside to only buying seller financed properties when we are just starting out? My goal is cash flow right now, so I would buy and hold all of them, understanding I may not get the “deal of the century” t...
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Hi guys. I want to start working on my blog here in a bit and write some longer, informed answers to commonly asked questions. One of the main questions I find myself answering for hopeful OOS investors over and over ...
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I currently own my own and have an investment property that I use for short term rentals. Both of those were purchased with conventional 30 year loans which required a decent amount of capital. People always talk abou...
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So I'm looking at a property in east Baltimore sold as is, the property was rehabbed but my real estate agent is concerned about lead inspection, she has never worked in Baltimore, all her experience is PG county so s...
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Dear friends,One of my tenants has a family situation and is moving out early, way before the lease is up. While I'm trying to be friendly and understanding, I also would like to explore my options as far as making it...
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I'm interested in others experiences using Affinity for insuring rental properties. I quickly got coverage but damage to rented premises, medical expenses, and personal injury were excluded (which makes we wonder what...
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I've been reading more (and listening to many great BP podcast episodes) about wholesaling as a strategy but I'm curious as to what happens if the wholesaler is unable to find a buyer. Does the deal simply fall throug...
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Last night I got an email (actually 2 different ones) from people wanting to rent a STR of mine. We have a policy that states they must book the places at least 2 days in advance (which everyone should have IMHO). The...