Andrew Hildebrand
How to invest when the market is High!
Hello BP Community! My name is Andrew, I'm 25, married and brand new to BP and real estate investing. My father and I are hoping to build a portfolio of buy and hold homes for rent. We live in Niagara, Ontario, Canada...
Nick Louie
Househacking in the mean streets of Fordham, Bronx worth it?
Hi BPs Community,I'm looking to house hack with FHA 3.5% in NYC. Obviously, with PMI, house hacking with 3.5% in Brooklyn or Queens most likely means I won't cash flow until I pay off 20% of the mortgage + move out in...
Remon Rasho
Newbie - house hacking + long term strategy help
Hello All,
I've been on this forum (on and off) for years and never quite made anything work in Real Estate as I didn't have the income or credit to invest. I sold my property a couple of years ago and moved from IL....
Maayan Cohen
For investors- how important a good school district?
How important it is in the screening process for buyers investors, to look for investment properties that are located ONLY in a good school district areas really? especially when you see lots of properties in the ne...
Matt White
Repeat of 07
I'm new here my name is Matt and I'm located in Northwest Indiana but aside from a introduction I was wondering if their is a possible chance of a repeat of 07 and what are the telltale signs of such a situation.
Stephanie Cristiano
Realty shares announcement
Any speculation how yesterday's Realty Shares announcement will impact performance of current investments? (They have run out of cash to pre-fund deals, are no longer offering new investments, and are laying off staff...
Mary D.
What Demographics/Market to look at when buying?
HiWhat am I looking for to justify buying in an area and where is the best place to find this info?As Im looking at new territory, for me anyway. Multi-families. And most of what Im looking at are out of my familiar a...
Lyle Cooper
Real estate professional qualification
The real estate professional rule states:"A taxpayer will be considered a real estate professional if (1) more than one-half of the total personal services the taxpayer performs in trades or businesses are performed i...
Eric Long
Why are we Sleeping on Puerto Rico?
I have searched BP forums in a few ways to see what the chatter is about Puerto Rico and the posts that pop up are old. Very surprising. I understand that PR is kind of USA territory but kind of not - which will under...
Rebecca LeBrun
Question about Owner Occupied Investing
My husband and I are interested in purchasing a multi-family home to live in. The idea would be to purchase a 3-4 unit home, live in one of the units for free, and rent out the other units to cover the mortgage and a...