Here in Jersey most nice homes in good neighborhoods start around $400k.  Money is just so cheap right now and the market is treating me so well I'd rather not dump all my cash into a down payment.  $20k down on a nic...

I'm in the process of renovating my latest rental house.  I've been thinking about Smart-Home features which would be beneficial to a landlord as opposed to wiz-bang cool features to attract tenants. Specifically, I'm...

Hello BP Friends!My wife and I just bought our first long-distance rental property (woohoo!), we are rehabbing it to flip-worthy status and there are a few big things and a lot of little things that need to be done. S...

I reside in Charleston SC. I was recently pre-approved by quicken loans for the conventional owner occupant down payment grant program, in which quicken loans grants two percent of the three percent down payment. I tr...

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I’m doing a flip of a ~1k sqft SFH that had a smoker living in it for ~20 years. I’ve never dealt with smokers in a property before. Can anyone who has dealt with smoke odor before review the process I'm plan...

Out-of-state investor looking for networking opportunities in Jacksonville Florida. Specific product type is duplex, fourplex or 10-30 unit MF. Investments in my current market no longer makes sense. I am a buy-and-h...

I've been working with B2R and First Key on a large cash out refi and one of their requirements is that I carry a combined liability of $2M for First Key and $3M for B2R. I had my insurance broker get some bids that a...

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I've heard that building local relationships with banks and credit unions is better than big banks.  What questions do you need to ask to make sure they will be able to provide services to aspiring real estate...

Hi! I live in the Bay Area and was just looking at all options. I’ve really been interested in Arizona. 
Now if I wanted to buy in Arizona, but still live in California for a couple more years(still live with my pare...

I have heard before that you should use a local lender, but I wasn't sure if it was because they could do better rates or that they are more willing to work with you.  Here is my plan: I am looking to purchase a house...