Scott Shold
Illinois homestead exemptions for rental by family members?
Hello BP community. Interested in finding out if anyone has had general homestead exemptions and or senior citizen homestead freezes applied to their property taxes for a family member that rents a SFR from them in Il...
Jennifer Rogers
Realtor License
I am just becoming serious about investing in the Denver area. I have heard some investors say that a realtor's license is a huge benefit and you should have one while others say it is not necessary. I am mostly inter...
Jennifer Loeffler
Help with choosing a school for licensing
Hello everyone!I am new to all of this. I've been interested in real estate for a little while and recently decide I wanted to get involved. I have been looking at schools to obtain my real estate license in Maryland....
Rocio Palomo
New to BP and Looking to buy a multi family in Boston metro area
Hello,I am looking for advice from people on how to break into the MF market in the metro Boston area. I am looking for sub 700k 2 or 3 family where I could be cash flow positive or at least neutral. It is so tough in...
Gene H.
Looking for some advive on refinancing (? about rental income)
BPers:I had some questions I was hoping to get some answers in the forums. Here is my situation:Goal: I'd like to refinance my primary residence into an FHA loan. I owe $182,00 and FMV=$225,000Challenges I'm facing: m...
Austin Owens
potential fix and flip deal.
I am a newbie and want to share this potential fix and flip with all of the great minds on here to see if I have missed anything. I haven't seen the house in person yet because it is in a neighboring county, but I pla...
Travis Motley
Can I use my copywriting skills to win in real estate?
Hey allTotal Rook' here...I'm brand new to the real estate game and looking for help devising a strategy to leverage my existing expertise (and current career) as a copywriter and an online sales-funnel 'guy' to break...
Rob Z.
Closing costs on a turnkey
Hey everyone, So I was wondering whats the prototcol for closing costs when it comes to turnkey? When I bought my primary a few years ago I negotiated closing costs and came very little out of pocket. Now with my t...
Catherine Carey
First investment property - HELOC or Cash Out
We hit the buy and hold lottery with our first home. We were given our first home (my boyfriend's family home, which his father deeded over to him for zero consideration). Since then (approximately 7 weeks ago) we ha...
Summer Noyes
Probate Property on MLS. Seller financing possible?
I found a condo I'd like to buy and use as a rental. When I asked the listing agent why the owner's were selling, she told me it was a probate sale, but it did not need court approval. The heirs simply don't want the ...