David Rodriguez
House-Hacking FHA-Preapproval Calculator
Very new to real estate and want to create actionable steps towards getting my first home. My goal is to house hack.I want to figure out how much I can qualify for with an FHA pre-approval calculator. The calculators ...
Marcus I.
Help with a RE "sell or keep" issue
Need help in making a critical decision. This is a little lengthy of an issue for me, but I’ll try to keep it short while still giving you the proper details.
I currently own a home in AZ that I am renting out and h...
Yacine Rimmo
Last year Tax return no processed vs Lending
Hello BP Community,
I am a long distance rental property investor, living in NYC my portfolio is in PA. Right now in the middle of refinancing and could be able to cash out all money I put in a deal in the same time ...
Alexander Szikla
Housing Market Outlook 2024: Harris vs. Trump
The 2024 presidential election presents two distinct visions for America's housing market. Historical data shows housing prices have averaged 4.84% growth during election years since 1987, but the specific policies of...
Brittney K.
Selling a rental within 1 month of purchase
We are getting ready to close on a fsbo that we got for 25,000+closing costs. We initially planned to rent it out, but could probably sell it for at least 50,000 as it is in a good area. If we closed and decided to li...
Brandt Thompson
How to Qualify for a New Home Loan w/ investment property limiting my Buying Power
I'm early in my stages of RE investing. We bought our 1st home, saved some money and bought a duplex investment property. It's now time for us to buy a larger family home, but I don't want to sell my 1st home b/c I'm ...
Brian Gibbons
Interesting Calculator Site for RE Investments
http://www.proapod.com/LearningCenter.htmFormulasBreak-Even Ratio (BER) The ratio often used by lenders when trying to decide whether or not to underwrite an investment property loan...Capitalization Rate ...
Paul Cijunelis
S-corp vs LLC in Illinois
From a tax perspective, after consulting a CPA friend, these are pretty much the same. At this point I want to start up and incorporate but am unsure the legal differences.
I am forming a partnership (two people me a...
David Krulac
February Freeze in Housing Starts is a Bad Bellwether
http://moneymorning.com/2015/03/17/february-freeze-in-housing-starts-is-a-bad-bellwether/
Christopher Erwin
How 1031 Investors Are Driving Up Real Estate Prices
(Re-posting this from my BP blog in case it's helpful to any of the forum readers. This is far from an exhaustive analysis into the mechanics of 1031 exchanges, but the high level thinking may be helpful to those look...