Claire Mannino
Buying From a Friend-What Steps to Take?
I've been looking for properties with a realtor for a while now. A few days ago a good friend of mine decided she is ready to sell her house. We discussed it and both decided we are serious about her selling me her ho...
Kyle Curtin
How do you maintain balance with exercise/workout routine?
Goooood mornin’ BP!Question for you all! This is directly unrelated to real estate, but indirectly related to succeeding in it! Health is such an important aspect to maintain balance in your life in addition to relati...
Cecilio Gandara
Steps of a private money transaction
hello all,I am fixing to purchase my first real estate deal. I have a friend who is an investor himself and he might be willing to finance. Can somebody walk be through how a private loan transaction takes place? Tha...
Brenainn Kilchoer
Build and they shall come: barely closed 1, got a second already!
So my friend and I closed on a duplex with live-in basement for $265k. We're using an FHA loan (we were able to lock in 4.6% interest), so we technically have to move in within 60 days, and then we can move out in a y...
Eliot M.
8 Contractor Interviews... 0 quotes
Really wanting to get moving on this flip but I can't seem to get any contractors to call me back. I met with 8 general contractors 11 days ago at the house I want to flip and no one has gotten back with me, even aft...
Libby Baugher
Property inspection before purchase
I will be doing my first walkthroughs of possible rental properties to purchase within the next week. I would like to know What others think are the most important items to be checking when doing the initial walkthrou...
Johnny Nelson
Certificate of Occupancy
About to schedule our first duplex's COO in Minneapolis. We live in the lower unit, tenants in the upper. What do I need to do to ensure a successful inspection? What kinds of things do they look at, and are concerned...
Javier Osuna
Building a team: Deveolping a relationship with an appraiser and other members of my R/E team....
Hello fellow investors:As a beginning investor, I would like to pick the brain of those who have already been down this path. When it comes to building your investment team, what would you recommend for a novice inves...
Patricia Stewart
Buying a Duplex Across from a Cemetery
Hello everyone!!I have a question I am hoping you guys can help me with. I'm relatively new to investing, but am looking to build a portfolio. I currently own a duplex I purchased as my first home-- I reside in one si...
Jordan Venjohn
How should I get this property .
A friend of mine who knows me very well and knows I have been slowly buying rental properties asked me if I would be interested in buying his brothers house. I said sure let's go look at it. He walks me thru it and I ...