I've received two applications for my two bed rental condo. The first application was from a nice couple with a one-year-old child. They make a little over 3x rent, have a small dog, and had positive reviews from prio...

I have 100K to invest at the moment and I would like some feedback specifically from "note and real estate" investors and not just "real estate" investors. I was very keen to purchase rental buy and hold property but...

Is it ever wise to buy real estate cash and have no mortgage?  i thought putting the least amount of down and having leverage is the smarter move?

Hello BP community! My name is Kristian, and I'm a newbie (OK, longtime lurker) in my late 20s from San Francisco. It was always my dad's dream to build a portfolio of rental properties that would enable him to quit h...

Just got preapproved for 275k FHA loan in Oregon. My original goal was to do a house hack until I could rent the property out completely in my local market. The market in Portland and Salem area seems very inflated an...

Invested in a stable value fund that maintains a stable net asset value for preservation of capital. Supposed to be safe but in talking with one of the advisers he informed me they had a large position in AIG before t...

The condo was advertised by HUD as IN (insured) and as "203k eligible".I won the bid, and now I have trouble finding a reliable lender who would originate an FHA loan.Every mortgage broker I spoke with so far told me ...

Dear BP members So many times I have received valuable insights and contacts through this forum... it’s pay back time!Take a few minutes to read this: https://www.ccim.com/cire-magazine/issues/Jan-Feb-19/Basically, to...

Hi everyone! I'm 17 and I will turn 18 next April. My goal is to buy my first property when I'm 19 that I'm going to house hack. I have $14k saved up right now and I have my own business, from which I earn about $1-2k...

Previous tenant occupied the home for two years with no furnace problems. New tenant moved in two months ago. Last week they called to report the furnace wasn't running. I send someone to check it. Long story short, t...