Matthew Paul
Things must be slow for real estate agents
I put my personal house up for sale on Zillow as a FSBO . The responses have been overwhelming . In 3 days I have had 65 calls . Two from regular people and 63 from real estate agents . They all seemed to be reading...
Paul S.
Experience with seasoning on rental income (Fannie Mae Guidelines)
Has anyone had any experience with getting around the seasoning requirements for rental income? With the properties we own, all of which are financed, we have reached our max debt to income ratio. From what we unde...
Calvin Schmeling
Getting Past The Education Stage And Into The Action Stage
I am currently in the education stage of my real estate journey and eventually want to make the transition of doing it full-time. I have read multiple books on overview of real estate, corporate/LLC structures, proper...
Matt Wells
Paying for primary mortgage with paid off rental properties and tax savings strategy
From a tax savings perspective, is this a good idea? If I had three paid-off owned free and clear SFRs generating $3,000 a month in rental income, would it be wise to put down 20% on a primary residence and use my ren...
John Underwood
STR complaint water is not hot enough
My water heater has been on 110F for many years with no complaints.Mabe there is some heat loss due to the cold?I am an hour away from this house.I haven't even had my coffee yet this morning.Luckily I have a Rheem wi...
Tiffani T.
Setting up an LLC for rental properties
I am fairly new with REI and could use some suggestions and/or advice from those who have had exposure to setting an LLC for your rental properties. I am undergoing the process of purchasing my 3rd home and the thoug...
Dylan Fellows
House hacking Wichita, KS
I'm hoping to become a new real estate investor within the year and my goal will be to find a duplex and house hack or to find a single family home and rent out the rooms. It seems pretty hard to find a duplex for wha...
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Arizona Rookie
Greetings from AZ! I recently found this forum and was impressed by the knowledge of the members. I am hoping the things I learn here can help me dig out of a bad situation that I'm in. I only wish I had known of t...
Chris Vanderberry
First Time Homebuyer Evaluating a SF house for BRRRR in HEB
Hey BP community,I'm a first time homebuyer that wants to make my first home a rental down the road and I'm evaluating a property in Hurst that I have an opportunity to jump on pre-market.Here are the details on the h...
Matt Vaughn
Chesapeake Beach, MD Market Information
All, in my own personal house hunt I've been recently turned onto the Chesapeake Beach/Owings area about 50 minutes outside of Washington, D.C. It seems like a great area but I don't have a good feel for the stren...