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Hi everyone! I am just starting my investment journey and I'm looking for investor friendly lenders. I'm told community banks or credit unions are best. Can anyone suggest some lenders in Chicago (preferably with bran...
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Is there anybody that is part of the Broward Real Estate Investors Association (BREIA) or Miami-Dade REIA? If so, what are your thoughts/impressions of these REIAs?
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Hi, I've been looking at buying a investment property for a while now in the greater boston area. Been looking at SFH, multi-family and commerical properties. For commericial property, I'm in the hunt for <$500k w...
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I have made an offer on condo and have been pre-approved by a lender. But I want to make sure I am getting the best interest rate so I reached out to 2 other lenders.
Can someone level with me and tell me how much w...
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Should I as an investor pay full asking price for an apartment building if owner is willing to hold the note with 10 - 15% down payment? Thanks
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I know this may be a weird question to ask on a real estate forum (Im thinking the vast majority of responses will be pro real estate), but I wanted to get some different perspectives from the BP community. I current...
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Hi I am a first time buyer with hopes of becoming a buy and hold investor in the future and I am contemplating making an offer on a Duplex that fits all my needs as a family man but from the numbers I ran it won't cas...
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Hi everyone,This is my first post. I have been listening to this amazing guys in BP for almost a year so I decided to try asking the following question since I'm still struggling.I'm in North Dallas and currently rent...
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I got a quote for commercial and personal umbrella for a rental dwelling policy and the commercial is >1000USD and personal is 200USD. Do I have to use the commercial umbrella insurance or is ther personal insuranc...
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Newbie here from Memphis, TN longer read, but I would love some advice/input. I will start working with my doctorate in physical therapy in November. My family of 4 plans on using an FHA 203K loan to BRRR house hack a...