Sam McClellan
owner/occupant in duplex - rent to section 8?
Hey BPers,I just recently closed my first deal: a duplex in Oakland, CA where I am living in one unit and will rent the other. I also just put up a listing advertising the other unit, and got a quick response from som...
Ben G.
Indianapolis Subject 2 Deal?
I was contacted by a lady in Wayne Township, with a house she want's to sell in Clermont a small town west of Indianapolis. She is 4 months behind on her mortgage. She lost her husband last year, and she has been una...
Derek Francisco
FHA House Hacking & Using a Credit Card to Save for Down Payment
Hi All,This is my first post. I have set a goal to buy my first house by the end of the year, preferably by the end of the Summer. I have good credit and a credit card with a relatively high limit. I'm already pre-app...
Beau Ryan
City won't allow me to rent out my Triplex
So here is the back story. I bought a tri-plex in 2005 located in Mankato, Mn while I went to college. The property had a grandfathered rental license on it. This worked great for a couple of years, my roommates' r...
Synthia LaFontaine
Wisdom sought: really, what would be the best thing to do?
I live in SW Florida where I owe $335,000 for a house surrounded by homes forecloure specialists are enjoying profits from selling at $125,000 (in much better condition than mine), and at least another thousand brand ...
Rebekah Yearwood
GIC Deal Finders
Just signed up with the company a month or so back and would like some insight from people who are with them now. Have you found it to be as good as they claim? Are you making the cash they claim? How long after you s...
Crysta Balbontin
Risky business of wholesaling/marketing in small town and so hclose to home?
Upon researching more, it sounds like a risky business to try and coordinate in such a small area/town and so close to home. With marketing and bandit signs and etc, I might run into homeowners who may know me person...
Mike M.
Formulating My Buy-and-Hold Strategy, Feedback Appreciated!
Hello all, I am about to have some money saved up and I want to spend it smartly. I’ve been reading about real estate and the like for a few years now and I’m really interested in pursuing it for some long-term wealth...
Cody Barrett
Refinishing floors by yourself for a rookie like me?
Shoot it is expensive to have someone come in and refinish floors. I never had to get a quote before and I had a GC come in today and check out my plans. He actually told me to scale back a bit and not renovate as m...
Olga Levin
Terrible property manager - need advice
Hi everyone,
I am pretty new to the forum and I wish I read the posts about managing a property manager before I got into this mess. Can someone recommend a course of action for this situation:
I have ...