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As I'm looking for deals as a new investor, a lot of houses that at least superficially meet my criteria are being offered at public auction. I have not done a deal yet, and am somewhat intimidated to try and get my f...
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Hi all!I'm a new member and I've been listening to BP podcasts for 2 months now. I just love it. I'm from a french province (Quebec) which is close to Montreal in Canada, my english might not be perfect (and i'm sorry...
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It's my first rental property, can afford both 15 yr and 30 yr (with the appropriate down payment) financing. At 15 yr, I anticipate the property will be slightly cash-flow positive, with 30 yr, there's a lot more ca...
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Hello everyone! My name is Josh I am 28 years old and live in the Cleveland, Ohio area and currently have been working hard towards saving to finance my first BRRRR deal. My goal has been to save up 100k cash in order...
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Economic Update
(Monday, June 15, 2020)
It’s official: The longest expansion in U.S. history ended in February as the economy fell into a deep recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (“NBER”...
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I created this thread from questions and answers via PM from another BP member to me and thought it was good stuff for all to read, so here it goes:
This first question stems from another post which can be found here...
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I am partnering with a mentor on a home flip but his expertise is more on the contracting side than the financing side so I figured this would be a better place to ask.
The home isn't on the Mls, it's not even techni...
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Hi All,I'm looking to buy my first multi-residential/commercial property but so far it's been very challenging and time-consuming to find a great opportunity. I'm wondering if there are any CCIM designated broker, rea...
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Hi everyone,I am 26 years old from California and I just bought my first 2 rental properties in Chicago. When I bought these 2 houses I inherited the tenants as well. One has been at one house for 6 years and one has ...
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About a month ago, Fannie Mae has removed the requirement for continuity of obligation on rate/term refinances. I've been trying to figure out what the "TLDR" of this is, and how it impacts people acquiring and unload...