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I will be moving back to the US from overseas next year. I have a "location-independent" job, so I can work from any location in the US. So I want to move to a city where I can find the best deals to employ the "Buy, ...
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I'm a 55 year old retired auto dealer who has done a little real estate investing along the way. My wife and I moved to Prescott, AZ a couple of years ago and just love it. Arizona is beautiful and is very stable ec...
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Hello from Southern California!
I am currently a business owner of a sales and marketing company looking to earn supplemental income via a buy and hold portfolio of residential homes. My knowledge on real estate is l...
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Hello, I live in one unit of duplex and rent the other for more than 2 years of last 5 years. Now I am thinking of selling it. Can anyone verify the tax treatment as of today that a gain from owner occupant unit is ap...
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Hello everyone on BP!! I must say this is a great website that is packed full of valuable information and contacts. Hopefully this will allow me to meet other people in the DFW area that invest in real estate also....
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FYI. I am new here and don't have any experience with Buy and Hold investing.
I have a question regarding the 50% rule. I understand that this is a general rule of thumb when determining a properties feasibil...
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Seriously! How much Dough does it really cost to run a Home Inspection Report? $3-$400 bucks?And... How about an ‘As-Is’ Appraisal? and maybe also an ‘ARV’ Appraisal? ...another $3..$4...$500 bucks tops???It seriousl...
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Hi BP community, looking for some thoughts on how others have moved on to their second property after using an FHA loan on their first house hack. I purchased my first property a 2 flat as a house hack in December (20...
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Hi all,
I'm an LA based agent planning on moving back to San Diego this summer, and eager to buy my first property to house hack. Ideally I'd love to buy a duplex that needs some work, but I'm finding that most of th...
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Yes, fired Pricelabs. And I feel relieved for it.
I studied the whole "dynamic pricing" phenomenon for months before deciding to proceed with Pricelabs. I had a few phone calls with Pricelabs, and their basic premis...