Hai Loc
Whose market is tanking?
I saw a post on facebook from a realtor that her market dropped 52%Anyone seeing drastic decline?
Mitch Vogatsky
Cutting back on retirement savings
I have focused on saving for my retirement through my 401k for my first few years of work after college. I managed to save up $100k to invest and have decided that I will no longer contribute more than my employer mat...
Account Closed
New credit report rules require 30 months of payment history
Just saw this story here: http://bit.ly/2d6Px2RThe gist of it is that beginning tomorrow Saturday 9/24/16 lenders will now consider a mortgage applicant's payment history over 30 months to determine their credit worth...
Chris Bergeron
Tenant wants to end lease early due to bad area
Good Morning! I have a quick questions and wanted to see if anyone has encountered this before. I have a Section 8 tenant who moved into one of my properties about 4 months ago. She has been an amazing tenant and I re...
Shawn Ackerman
LEASE OPTION!!!! OVERRATED OR UNDERSTATED (SELLER/OWNER SIDE)
Here we go......As I'm putting in offers I know one of them will eventually be accepted and the deal will close. Had a few snags after having offers accepted recently but it's par for the course. So when the good de...
Nancy Allen
Finding & Working with Contractors
I have been reading the posts about working with contractors and would like some additional information on:- What are some key questions to ask a contractor you are considering for your project?- What red flags do you...
John Moorhouse
What did you all do before you started investing?
What did you all do before you started investing? What jobs did you have so you could raise the funds for a downpayment and such. I am 15, i want to own rental properties and am wondering what i could do to raise the ...
Brandon Komp
using IRA to buy real estate
Hello BP members!I've listened, read and debated a lot of material about using retirements funds in a self-directed IRA to invest in real estate. The rules seem really cumbersome and complicated, and since I'm still f...
Jessica Hughes
Vacant property in Texas, want to purchase tax lein
So the other day I was driving around while my son was napping, and happened on a really jacked up vacant property, all boarded up and overgrown, in a fairly nice neighborhood in Collin County Texas. Lot is fantastic,...
Douglas White
First Rental, overwhelmed
Hey BP So I bought my first rental investment property. I closed on it about three weeks ago and I just finished my rehab phase. I put it for rent last night already have had about 15 some acquires and now I’m getting...