John Abbott
First time home buyer loan requirements. Are they strict?
I’m buying my first property(2-4 unit) and trying to use a first time home buyer loan. I’d like to use this to put a smaller down payment down than the conventional 20% but the requirement of living in the house for a...
Kyra Waters
Newbie from (near) Buffalo NY
Hello. I am from Lewiston, NY which is close to Niagara Falls and Buffalo. I want a new life direction and want to find it in real estate investing (with my husband). I grew up with a single mom who instilled (it w...
Michael Galloway
Is Bigger Better?...
Now before all you peanut gallery wanna be comedians jump all over this...
About 15 years ago, i went to a GURU Trap and the man on stage wanted to tell the audience how smooth of an investor he was. He craftily spok...
John Collins
Manhattan’s empty apartments: New leases plunge 62% in May
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/11/manhattans-empty-apartments-new-leases-plunge-62percent-in-may.html
“The supply of available rental units continues to accumulate,” UrbanDigs said in its report, which looked at all ...
Jennifer Ross
Wholesaling and flipping in Collin county TX & surrounding areas
My husband (and family) and I are looking for a an area to live and work in. Work = flipping and wholesaling, possibly rentals again. We have been RE investors for over 20 years so we do have quite a bit of experience...
Austin Hoxie
New to the Real Estate Game
Yo pals - good to be here with you. My wife and I are looking to up our investments into real estate a bit more intentionally here in 2019. We bough our first house in 2010. It was a dive and turned into an uninten...
Account Closed
How "other people" waste money.
This is more an observation as much as anything, but it also relates to the attitude many people have regarding real estate. I often read here and hear from many other sources how automobiles are such a waste of money...
AJ Singh
Newbie recently moved to Beaverton, OR
Hi BP community!My name is AJ Singh and I'm a newbie trying to get started on my first investment. I lived my entire life in AZ, but moved to OR 2 months ago and recently became passionate about investing in real esta...
Amol Kench
Deducting repaint cost from rental deposit
During tenant move-out inspection, I noticed wall art stickers and crayon marks on several walls, doors and cabinets. Couple of blinds were broken. Also tenants left several items behind and did not arrange to clean u...
Mark Williams
Best Pre-Foreclosure Book or Education Source for an Investor?
Hello all,My name is Mark. I am 34 years old and from the great state of New Jersey. I am beginning my journey into real estate investing and I have decided to pursue pre-foreclosures. I was wondering if anyone had ad...