Thomas Rodgers
What to expect when planning to live in your first investment.
With my current plan to be living in the first house (SFH) for a year then moving to rent it out, what should I realistically be expecting to get on the numbers? The reason for doing this is get the lower down payment...
Brandon M.
To 'subject to' or to not 'subject to'
Okay BP-ers, looking for some advice/opinions regarding a property I own in Charlotte, NC,. Like most other owners who purchased a new construction property in 2006 I am even/slightly upside down still. It was origina...
Dan Graney
Hottest markets in Michigan?
I am looking to invest in the areas around me. I live in Davison Michigan which is about a half hour East of Flint. Was thinking of looking for properties in my home town, Grand Blanc and perhaps Oxford. Was wondering...
Keegan Darby
Deal or no deal?
Thoughts on this deal: Single family home in class C area. Purchase price: $102k
Market rent: $1,100/month
Interest and insurance: $110/month
Will likely appraise at $145k I’m debating buying this to hold it cash...
Joshua Dorkin
IBM's Watson, Jeopardy, and the future of AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Who else has been fascinated by IBM's Watson computer on Jeopardy? I'm amazed at how far AI has come. Sure, it isn't perfect, as we saw yesterday when it answered Toronto to a question about a city in the US, but t...
Kristine Libby
Sac County - asking for easement for bus stop
Hey guys, wanted to throw this up here to see if anyone's faced this before and has any advice dealing with the city. We own a 4-plex in an up and coming neighborhood in Sacramento, CA and the city is doing a revitali...
Krishna Baluswami
Thoughts on Rental Property Investment in 2022
Hi All, I am a newbie in this investing world. I have been waiting to invest for the past 6 months and was told by my agent that it was not the right time back in June 2021 and now got a green signal to move forward w...
Conor Duffin
Going under contract
Hey guys!so i found a house im interested in & I want to make an offer if they accept does this put it under contract? I don't know the procedure for "under contract" if i was to pull out for some reason does this...
Jonnathan Thompson
Using other peoples money
I am sure this is dependent on a lot of variables and how the deal is... But I am curious to learn.I see all over the place saying to raise funds for deal from other people. They're talking about friends, family, inv...
Dominic Mauro
CRM? Something like REI Blackbook, Podio or Zoho… But not exactly
Hey all, I know there have been 100 variations on this theme (and I have read them all) but I have a couple of questions that someone might have some insight on. Apologies, this got long, just feel like explaining th...