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Hi.I was wondering, how do people trust others with their money without knowing them?Investing out of state without knowing the people seems threatening.I wonder how people build local teams without traveling there? ...
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Hello all, this is my very first deal/project and it is a good ol flip. I have been scouring BP for a while now reading the blogs and listening to the podcast. I'm feeling very confident in the property and the tea...
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I am looking to buy 4 income properties in Kansas City. I was hoping to purchase 240k worth of homes with 120k financing the remainder. I have no proof of income so I understood the 50% down requirement. However,...
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At our rental property (single family) in San Diego, we have a water leak under the floor. The flooring needs to be pulled and pipes need to be re-routed. This will inconvenience our tenants for 1-2 weeks. They are...
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Hi there, Is it better to buy an investment property in better area & pay 10% -15% more for a better property/tenant? I'm struggling with this. If the numbers don't calculate as well, but I feel I have greater pe...
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We live in California. Our offer was accepted and escrow open at end of February, 30-day terms. Since it’s a jumbo loan so it took more than 30-day to get our loan approved. We signed off all the contingency other tha...
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I'm considering buying a 6-plex that's currently operating as a non-conforming use. It's currently zoned in a commercial zone that doesn't allow the multi-family rental usage, so if we need to pull permits for any con...
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Wanted to see if anyone in this forum has an STR property in Allen or Fairview Texas? If so, how is it doing?
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Appfolio just took thousands from me via emails saying a payment was rejected for 12/2022, 1/2023, etc. Apparently a tenant was paying using echecks that were stolen. Whoever they were "stolen" from opened an investig...
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All,I am considering doing some MLA's on under performing commercial properties, mostly multi-family buildings, >10 units.Is it possible to get a loan on a property for which I have a MLA, and have been operating s...