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Hello fellow REI's,
I'm a noob from Houston and I'm looking for any advice or tips on my current situation. My immediate family has two fully paid single family homes in Houston and 1.5 acres of raw land (I believe...
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First off, I would like to thank everyone for the wealth of information on this site. This site has kept me from jumping in head first and making some potentially huge rookie mistakes.
I'm looking to purchase...
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I'm in the Army and we've always been renters, so we decided that our next move would mark the beginning of our goal to collect properties to live in prior to renting out. Well, leave it to Uncle Sam to start our rea...
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Good morning BP communityWe've run into a situation with a purchase. The appraisal came in low. The seller said he will come down to that appraisal price but will no longer cover his agreed upon portion of the closi...
Hello everyone - I'm seeking advice:I'm finally at a point where I can purchase my first entry level condo in Los Angeles County. I will likely want to live in the home for two years to avoid long term capital gains b...
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Seeking advice for a first timer. I listed my home for rent and after 30+ days of reviews and home tours signed a lease on 3/30 with an individual who met my preferences for financial/credit history but could not move...
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For some background info I just closed on my first home using a VA loan . I’m currently house hacking and mortgage is covered and then some . I have a coworker who is eager to sell her townhome and she is willing to h...
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The backstory - we have an investment property in Cape Coral Florida. Right outside of ft Meyers. We have had it for one year and it renting right at about 1%. Hurricane Ian was not good to us and cost us about $10k o...
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Good morning fellow BPers, so I'm a new to REI and have been looking for investment SFHs in Sacramento, Ca for the past few months between $230k-$280k. So I'm using the rental property calculator and I'm not getting p...
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Hi everyone,The oil and gas industry is a huge driver of our state economy and with $50/barrel, oil companies around here are making cuts and laying people off. This will be my first rehab and I already have all my fi...