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Hey guys, I'm a buy and hold investor from Duluth Minnesota. In four days, I'll be closing on my first rental property, and I'm planning to close on my second deal next June. For my second, I'd like to start building ...
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Hi BP folks! My wife and I are looking to purchase our 2nd deal ever! We purchased our first back in September 2020 and I'm so excited because my partner in life has finally "caught the RE bug!" We're looking at an of...
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Hi,
First time getting roof repairs done, the house was built in 1924, had a roof replaced in 2005 but has leaks currently (we think.)
I had a roofing company come out and estimate the cost to repair/replace the ro...
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Hello BP forums!
First post here and I am completely new to real estate investing.
I live in Connecticut and I have settled on wanting my first investment to be in Connecticut. This is currently the only thing I am ...
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I've longed dreamed of getting into real estate but have been focusing on my W2 career until now. While I currently live out-of-state, I grew up in Cleveland and got my Masters from CSU's Levin College. As I look to r...
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Hi everyone. I'm hoping you can help me find some good DSCR lenders and give me an idea of the going rates? I was quoted 9.75% for a DSCR on a rental property recently. Is that average? High? Low?! As I am shopping, w...
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Hey guys, I am very new to real estate but I am a software engineer by profession. I recently got into real estate and I wanted to invest out of state but I soon realized that good deals go fast and the current proces...
What are your methods for analyzing a potential rental market to invest in?I have a specific market in mind(Berwyn, suburb of Chicago IL) to start my investing career in, only because I grew up here and am familiar wi...
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I have started researching AirBnb rentals across the country and see that AirDNA can be a useful tool (even though it has its data shortcomings). I am looking to get a closer looking at occupancy and revenue for diffe...
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So, I'm looking at HUD's fair market rent for the area I just purchased a property in. It is a few hundred below what my inspector friend [who is also a landlord] told me I could get for the place. What exactly does...