Brent Beard
Hard to find good contractors
Hi BP,I have three single family homes all in Gary Indiana and all of them need work. I only can do so much but I have so much more I need done. The hardest part of all of this is finding good licensed contractors tha...
Daniel G.
Third Party or Property Owned Laundry Room
All, I currently have a 59 unit property under contract in Dallas. There is no current laundry room management service contract because the prior one expired and was never renewed. That said, I have the opportunity to...
Kevin Roy
Become a real estate agent or go to school?
Its December 2023.I'm going to be 27 in march 2024. I'm in 16000$ in credit card debt. I'm deciding if i should go to school finance/business ( im planning on going to community for 2 years and transferring.) I went t...
Alex Hileman
How did you save up for your first investment property?
Investors, how did you save up enough money for your first property? What was your investment strategy when you first started out?
Jessica Thomas
Which loan? 97 conventional or 96.5 fha?
I'm looking into purchasing a single family home in the mid 300s range. Income is more than fine, debt to income is 5%, only issue is credit is only 650. All the lenders I've talked to keep pushing FHA but I'm afraid ...
Derek Woods
Credit Inquiries
Hello BP!I am about to close on my second MFR. I have some questions as I am pulling a LOC on the properties etc.I have already located a local bank willing to take a second on my current properties. Hopefully will ...
Jonathan Gardner
Heloc on primary for rentals but credit isnt good due to credit card maxed out
Hey everyone, i am trying to get a HELOC on my primary residency to fund two duplexes in my local market but I am struggling to find a lender that will give me a line of credit due to my credit score being around 600....
Anthony Gayden
Walking the Tightrope between Debt and Leverage
What is a good balance between debt and leverage?The biggest mistakes I have made were when I assumed I was strong enough to overcome the psychological effects of dealing with debt. Last year (just after I was on the ...
Shawn Pappas
Rent prices
I am in the process of buying a duplex. 3 bedroom 1 bath in each unit. Both units are occupied with long term tenants. One(lower) has been there 21 years and other(upper)has been there 5 years. Rent down stairs is 485...
Dale Osborn
What kind of incentives do you have to retain Tenants?
As everyone knows it costs a lot to turn a unit between residents. Therefore it is recommended you do everything possible to retain the better tenants. Do you have some specific items in place to retain these tenants?...