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What are the pros and cons of the rent by the room strategyAny investors have experience with it and how would do it all over again if starting out as a newbie investor renting by the room
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Hello BP, I appreciate the support, education, and community offered here. I am a 1st-time homebuyer that has been looking for a house hacking opportunity in my hometown of Charlottesville, VA. The market here, simila...
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I'm looking for advice or at least encouragement. Here is the deal.Back in March 2008, I was very eager to purchase a home. I went ahead with a deal to buy a house at a premium price with the intention that later on d...
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I live in & currently rent out props in NY, however I'm interested in purchasing a property off the 4 hwy in Prince Frederick, MD. I'm not sure how easy it would be to find tenants for the property. Should I run...
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I am venturing out into buying my 6th rental property and have decided to cash out my 401k < 30k>. I am not sure if other folks here have done it. I will be getting $1000 positive cashflow every all the fixe...
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I've read that just by switching your mortgage payments from monthly or bi-monthly to bi-weekly you can save a ton on your interest over a 30 year period. This led me to researching the difference between bi-monthly a...
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Hello BP community. I am excited to get started in my real estate journey .You see I am late to the Real estate game at my age. I feel I do need a mentor and or an accountability coach to help me through the beginni...
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Economic Update
(Monday, April 5, 2021)
Given the news from the labor, real estate, and manufacturing sectors, it's no surprise that “Consumer Confidence” in the U.S. has increased to the highest level since the b...
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Hi there, I'm new to the community. If this questions has been answered I'd really appreciate you pointing me to the article as I didn't find a search box where I could search for it, that being said...I recently atte...
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I've been using the same Realtor to view my potential properties and then if I like the property, I'd submit my offer through the Realtor.
What I'm curious is:
Do Realtors provide a comparable property analysis if a...