Sam Shin
POLL: Refi at 4.125% or 3.25%
I got a couple of quotes from my mortgage broker on a refinance to go from my current non-VA ARM mortgage at 4.25% to a VA 30-yr conventional at:4.125% interest with 2.83% credit or,3.25% interest with 0.983 credit.My...
Brian Mendez
Options with Section 8 Tenant already in place
Hello Everyone. I am about two weeks away from closing on my first investment property. It is a duplex in Passaic County, New Jersey. One of the apartments will be vacant by the time of closing, which is the one I wil...
Michael Nahm
Damage to granite in kitchen
Hi to all in the BP community.I recently had tenants move out of my rental after residing there for a couple years.Usually, I’m rather lenient on damage and wear and tear, and have rarely not returned a full security ...
Courtney Olinger
College Student Starting
Hello! I’m a college student very interested in investing in real estate. I’ve been looking into it for a few years now and have finally come up with what I think may be enough money to invest in some thing and begin ...
Austin J Gurule
To purchase a rental during my tech school?
I will be starting my tech school soon for the Air Force (As a 2nd LT) and I currently have a decent amount of money saved up (nothing crazy) but in the next six months I will be in a good position to purchase a renta...
Luca Dal Molin
The math behind a real estate opportunity in Dubai
Hi everyone,I live in Dubai and I'm starting to consider to buy a property to rent here in Dubai. The market at the moment sells at good discounts compared to 2/3 years ago and probably will see another correction in ...
Derrick W.
Dealing with trees
Trees are beautiful.....until they die. Then they are very expensive. Aside from a sad tax break how should I handle trees. I'm sitting in front of s very cheap house but has 2 dead tress in the yard. I can't see a w...
Brandon Proctor
Some what Motivated Sellers property (with pics)
So here is a property in which the owner seems to want to sell but not quite desperate to sell. He has it listed on MLS until the 13th of this month and the listing price is at 85k which is too high obviously.I asked...
Ron Fletcher
First 4 plex rate deal please
I am fairly new to buying rentals. Just bought a four plex in a c plus working town. Building is 7 year old 4 plex. 1,000 sq ft each. I paid $215k for building. (Seller was very motivated. He is 79 and wife has major ...
Benjamin Shearer
Newbie in Plymouth, MI
Hello BP community!My name is Benjamin Shearer and I am a new investor from Josh Dorkin's favorite area (DETROIT!). I have been continuously stalking the BP blog posts, site and podcasts over the past 4 months and fig...