Raquel Baranow
Tenant painted room, I'm scared, sad, what to do?!
I spent a lot of time fixing up a rental, did all the work myself (with a friend), I considered the paint-job a work of art, apparently the tenant didn't think so, he not only primed the walls but also the trim now I'...
Aaron Freeman
Buy + Rehab Financing
There are so many loan options out there, that I need help focusing my education to the most important ones, and that raises the first question I am having a hard time understanding.For the experienced BRRRR investors...
Will Barnard
Ready for 7 digit success stories?
I contracted to purchase an REO in December of 2010, skipping all the long and boring details, I finally just received word that the deal is accepted and I am now in escrow. I will not post any of the real numbers her...
Pedro Gonzalez
Government's Financial Rescue Plan, Will It Energize The Weak Real Estate Market?
The Bush administration developed an effort to confront the worst U.S. financial crisis in decades, describing a plan that could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars to buy up bad mortgages and other toxic d...
Account Closed
Rehabbing Your First House
I know many of you may have seen the topic and thought about your first fix and flip. I actually would like to get some of your opinion's on rehabbing my first home to live in. Let me explain. My wife and I are gettin...
Robert Hanson
Rookie needs advice for tenant screening in C class neighborhood.
Hello BP,
This is a hit to my pride to post, but I need advice. I completed my first rehab to rent in July of last year. It is a quadplex and all units were rented until recently. I just had my first eviction and,...
Michael McLoughlin
PPR Note Fund
Had a good talk with Peter Neill at PPR yesterday and just wanted to reach out to investors on the BP community that have invested in the PPR note fund to hear about their experience. PPR's track record seems pretty s...
Mike D.
Mortgage Assignment Contract Overview?
I have been inquiring about this new method of real estate investing. Is there anyone here on BP who's familiar with doing Mortgage Assignment Contracts? If so what are the pros and cons? I want to start doing this be...
Nader Hachem
Do 40 year mortgages make more sense for Buy and Hold?
I've been seeing some recent news on 40-year mortgages. I'm not sure if they even apply to investment properties, but i'm going to assume they do. Would this actually make more sense for Investment properties? Especia...
Trevor Lohman
Is Southern California really that bad?
Hi everyone,
I'm a new BP member living in southern California. I haven't quite found my niche yet, but I find myself being really drawn to the buy and hold type of investing.
It seems like buy and hold...