Richard Burke
Discouraged...tough market + tight budget...should I wait?
Ive been doing research as well as reading books. The housing market in south florida is pretty tough for my budget (150k)I was pre-approved for a loan up to for a first time buyer /owner occupied loan. I have 10k tha...
Tyler Brown
Question about my budget for an investment property...
I'd like to get some input on how much I could/should be spending on an investment property, given the fact that my wife and I will be looking for a home of our own in the next 1-3 years.We live in New York City, but ...
Aasim T Bickiya
Rental property owners, what is budget for repairs?
Hello Everyonei am looking to invest in oklahoma city, but what concerns me is that it looks like properties take a lot of damage from the weather such as hail storms, tornados, etcas a result of the weather, do you g...
Sean Kuhn
Budgeting for major expenses in rental purchase/rehab
I always allow 20% of gross rent for vacancies and repairs when I do the numbers for a potential rental property. I'm currently looking at a potential property that needs all the usual cosmetic stuff(floors, paint, ap...
Brandon Cline
Advice on heating/cooling budget for duplex renovation
I'm looking to purchase a duplex that basically needs a full renovation, but I want to see what some of you have to say as the best way to go about tackling the heating/cooling situation. Currently each unit has a swa...
Richard Warren
Budget deficit tops $1 trillion for first time
Well, it happened. The Federal budget deficit tops $1 trillion. How high can it go? The scary part is that we're just getting started.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090713/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy_deficit
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Travis Newton
Small Budget is it worth doing Direct Mail?
I have a very small marketing budget, as of now I'm using bandit signs, but I would like to add direct mailing to my plan. I have a very small budget and can afford sending out 100 postcards a week, and 100 yellow let...
Caitlin Caldwell
Budget question: how much house can I afford?
Hello all!My husband and I are just getting started on our real estate journey. We're heavy into research mode and looking to buy our first property in the next few months. Right now we're leaning SFH BRRRR method but...
Andrea C.
HELOC of 30K as budget. Flip or rent
HELOC of 30k. looking to invest this amount. would an Auction be best to start, maybe wholesale? turn to rental? Airbnb? how would you start with 30k as your budget? I have A1 credit. just refinanced my current home t...
Glenn Levy
Planning a Marketing Budget for New Wholesale Upstart
Hi All. Looking for some BP member experience on planning a marketing budget for my new Wholesale startup. What is a realistic estimated annual amount to budget for marketing if I plan on a combination of Direct Mail,...