Hello everyone,First things first - I'd like to thank all of the contributors to this forum, your advices and inputs taught me *A LOT* - so I'm grateful for that.TL;DR: For a new RE investor with a good starting point...

Hello my fellow BP Members,As I mentioned, I'm a new investor and my wife and I are currently trying to purchase our first investment property. We are extremely excited, but yet nervous and admittedly have developed a...

Good afternoon BP,I have a few friends that are looking to begin their journey into real estate and are having some of the excitement and anticipation I (and many of you) had when we became ready to start.  If you wer...

What are good locations in the Bay Area if you want to invest in new construction rental properties? The focus would be on appreciation, low maintenance, low vacancy. The cheapest areas I've seen just browsing around ...

I know that some areas aren’t as welcoming to short term rentals. Does anyone know the best way to check and see if an area allows it? Please let me know. About to start my research and begin pulling the thread on sho...

I have a 7 unit complex under contract. 2 units are rented, 4 are in move in condition, 1 needs rehab. my question is, when im dealing with a bank/lender, are they able to use fair market projected rents (just like I ...

Hi. We are looking to refinance our condo that we use as a rental property. We currently pay 1288 for our mortgage and it has a horrible interest rate 6.25%. We get 1600 for rent, and after our hoa fees - 550 we en...

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I have been actively looking in Northern CA, and obviously deals- which are really hard these days. However, I notice that the RE Websites show these properties are just there for months and I tal...

I have my first deal under contract.  SFH purchased for $25K in Clifton Heights, PA.  I am estimating the Rehab cost at just over $50K.  We are using our own funds for the purchase price and closing cost and have fund...

Hi all,
I'm a first-time homebuyer residing in Bergen County, NJ. I have been going to open houses and analyzing 2-unit + attic/or basement multi-family properties ($400-$470k) for the past 2 months. I'm looking for ...