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Jeff Martin RE Investment with past credit blemishes
26 August 2018 | 3 replies

Looking to start investing in real estate in the next year or so.  Goal is to buy and hold SFH and/or vacation rentals.  I'm wondering if my credit history will make this a non-starter.  Due to bad decisions and a div...

Omar Blanco Current Texas teacher looking to break into the property business
2 July 2020 | 2 replies

Hey guys! I'm currently a teacher from Texas looking to buy a rental property and try to make enough money on the side to eventually buy more property to rent out, what would be the best way to get started on this? I'...

Cory J Thornton Why, in today's market, do you buy real estate?
29 April 2024 | 2 replies

In reading The Richest Man in Babylon (a must read if you haven't already), it drives home the point that ever dollar is a worker and should be put to work with a specific job. Markets change, and as market factors ch...

Noah Bacon How are you supplementing your income to buy rental properties?🤔
28 June 2023 | 19 replies

How are you looking to supplement your income to buy income producing rental properties? 💰🏡Are you a dedicated DoorDash driver after your 9-5? Did you just get your Real Estate License and are filling up your weekends...

Jason Wu Bi-weekly Mortgage payment option
6 March 2019 | 19 replies

Hi everyone,I am trying to schedule my monthly mortgage payment to a bi-weekly schedule but the lender does not accept this schedule option.  I wonder if anything out there run into the same thing and how do they over...

Joe M. Can you please help me understand private money?
1 August 2019 | 8 replies

Hi BP
So can you please help me understand private money for long term buy and hold rentals?  I know this is pretty general question but are there a few traditional ways this commonly work?  Does the lender usually l...

John C not much room for negotiation
13 May 2012 | 6 replies

We just saw a property that interets us. However, the seller is being stubburn and not leaving much room for negotiation. The complex nets around 130 ... but he claims he just turn down an offer of 1.9M. That means he...

Brianna Wickham How to estimate repairs and maintenance
15 September 2022 | 8 replies

New to investing - what’s a good rule of thumb to budget as a cushion for normal home maintenance and repairs (IE: roof replacement, HVAC replacement, etc) for an older home versus a newer home? 

Tim Joyce DTI calculation, for conventional lending
25 January 2018 | 6 replies

Can any lenders who do conventional lending tell me how wide a snapshot you’d take of my debt obligations when calculating DTI? Like, does the short-term debt service I have now really hamper my borrowing capability f...

Robert Mitchener How to make an offering to the right lenders
24 July 2019 | 2 replies

I am new to real property investing. My experience has been with platforms like Fundrise that does the work for you with their own portfolio. I make 16k a year with a roommate that makes 9k a year, for a total annual ...