Christopher Hand
What entity is best for Buy&Hold with siblings as partners
My two brothers and I will be inheriting close to 1m and and with them being younger (27 and 22) they want to invest this money since they don't have many uses for such a large sum of money now. We are looking at inv...
Maxwell Reeder
Struggling to House Hack in Austin Area
Hey all, I'm new to BP and recently moved to Austin. I've been looking to own property for a while now since the Navy, and Austin's allure, along with Brandon Turner's book, has given me the confidence to get this bal...
Urvashi Vasishtha
Pros and Cons of Paying Off a Mortgage Early
My two cents on the pros and cons are:Advantages:Probably the primary benefit of prepaying a mortgage is personal peace of mind. In addition, borrowers pay less total interest overall when paying off their mortgage ea...
Arcinio Arauz
Question on lien positions
Pardon the lack of knowledge on this but I have a question concerning lien holder positioning.If a person places a creditor lien claim on a property, then later there is a transfer of ownership (quit claim) as by from...
Ronda Gerry
An HOA story that stopped me in my tracks
I am considering buying a vacation/resort investment property in Myrtle beach and a friend told me a story about his colleague who bought an oceanfront condo in Florida. All went well, and a year into it, the HOA con...
Michael Downs
Chicago, Cook County renting contract thoughts
Pretty much described it all in the description above. New to REI. First rental after a very nice rehab in Cook County outside of Chicago. I'm comfortable with screening renters but wondering if anyone out there in...
Austin Berlick
Screening a tenant
Hi,I'm new to house-hacking and being a landlord. I currently have a 5bed 4bath home here in North, Austin. A gentleman found me through a local facebook group I posted in. I've met with this individual, ran his backg...
Laura Dalton
Does an additional tenant need to meet the income qualification?
We have a great grad student renting our 2 bedroom duplex. He didn't meet the income requirement so his parent's co-signed. Now he'd like to find a roommate to share the costs. I understand the new tenant would need t...
Ken Kwok
What is the Pros and Cons to buy a new constructed house?
I am looking to invest in a Single Family House or Multifamiy in Seattle area, and see some new constructed houses which looks amazing from all the pics. I am wondering what the tenant usually think about new house? A...
Andee Phillips
SFR rental exclusive to traveling nurses
Investment Info:
Single-family residence note investment investment in Lakeview.
Purchase price: $75,000
Cash invested: $15,000
Remodeled 1930 home with a bathroom addition. 2Bed/2Bath 750 sq ft.
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