Good morning guys! My mortgage company specializes in pre-approvals for investment properties, so I feel like I need a refresher on the first time home buyer.What are first time home buyers looking for/needing from th...

Every once in a while (like just a minute ago) I see a post that is condescending or a below the belt hit. I would like to see right beside the "+" button to vote a post up, a "-" button to vote the post down. 10 po...

If I want to get a loan for an investment property using my LLC , are there any options apart from private/hard money lending ?

I currently have one rental in the Denver metro with decent equity and I am considering doing a 1031 exchange into a multi-family unit to scale my portfolio.  Any suggestions on how to begin the process or experiences?

Since this is being brought up in the news, I have to wonder how runaway AKA hyperinflation might influence real estate investing? In particular how it might influence a lease with an option to buy. My husband is unco...

I am about to close on my first rental property. 4 units, 65k, rents at 550/month/unit. I have several questions that i probably should've started asking a week ago. I believe all the tenants are month to month. Can I...

  Im getting an investment loan where the appraised rent amount must met or exceed the mortgage payment.  Long story short the first appraiser the lender used was horrible and gave a horrible appraisal amount of 30% l...

Thought I would start a thread to see how different people define risk and take it into consideration.When I was in Grad School one of the finance advisors, who also manage money for other people, defined risk as "The...

Good evening BP,I have a move out in one of my units that has a 1998 gas furnace that works great. No visible issues, haven't had any issues during the 5 years I've owned the place. Does anyone proactively replace fur...

The title is supposed to read an appraisal/appraiser.Hey everybody, have you ever bought a property, ran the numbers, and figured out what your cash on cash return should be, or what your profit should be on a flip?  ...