Paul OBryan
Should I get pre-qualified by multiple lenders?
My wife and I plan to buy our first small MF property out of state (we're in CA) sometime this year. We are just beginning the process of getting pre-qualified for a particular state and have had preliminary conversat...
Mitch H.
Denver Condos and the Construction Defects Law
This has been discussed in fragments other places here, but I thought as the buying season gets going (and I see a slew of <$200K condos hit the market) it would be wise to have a contained chat on what peoples opi...
Todd S.
First flip completed and under contract!!
Just got my first flip completed and under contract. Below are the details. Just wanted to post this for other newbies (like myself) to see that it is possible, and to just pull the trigger.Location: 2208 Searles R...
Minh Nguyen
Mortgage Broker Red Flags
I spoke to my very first mortgage broker today (referred by a friend) and as soon as we got on the phone I was immediately bombarded with questions about my situation while any question I had about our relationship wa...
Raymond Ebbeler
Gold Used as Collateral to Finance Real Estate Investments
Hello everyone I perused the BP community in the forums section to determine if gold as hard assets (with the ability for liquidation) would have application as collateral for doing a real estate deal. I am a collecto...
Edward Stephens
Should I take a hardship withdrawal from my 401(k) for a down payment?
Dear BP Community, I am actively looking to purchase both units of a duplex, live in one unit and lease one unit (house hack). I found a property that I’m considering making an offer on, and I’m analyzing different ...
Antonio Bodley
Where do gurus get these ideas?
Where do gurus come up with these real estate investing tools they use to do all the work an investor would do themselves? I get emails all the time from gurus inviting me to come to some webinar talking about an awes...
Michael Plaks
EXPLAINED: should I trust all those "End-of-Year Tax Saving Tips"?
This is a revision of my popular post from 3 years ago. See, the older I get (don't ask), the more annoyed I get with the endless "I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO CUT YOUR TAXES in DECEMBER" emails, posts, webinars, podcasts, ...
Bart Nakielski
National market in a recession?
I think that the market has been spiraling into recession well over the last three or four quarters. Technically, I believe we are in a recession now but the media is keeping it quiet. The holiday shopping,GDP decreas...
Jessica Wood
Can’t enter rental unit - active water leak
Our NIGHTMARE TENANT has been given a 7 day notice to vacate. There is an active water leak coming from her apartment for the second time. We told her we’d be bringing plumbers by this morning. She ADDED A LOCK to the...