James Martin
2008 Financial Crisis
I listened to former CEO of BB&T John Allison speak at Harvard Law School this morning. Give us Liberty, but not a Bailout!He talked about bad mistakes made in real estate driven by governmental policy. And anxiet...
Lynn Currie
Custom Projects, Banks, and Pricing Structures, and Contracts
Hello BP,Do any of you work with lenders on a cost + basis? If so, when the bank puts their version of the buyer/GC agreement in front of you, do they make it a fixed-price contact? If so, how do you handle?I'm findi...
Eagle Yeh
1% rule for Canadian Market: What's your opinion?
Hi BP Canadian community,I am researching my first property. I have been running analyses and looking at deals in Alberta and Ontario. I am mainly looking at SFR. There is one topic that truly puzzles me and I wonder ...
Abha Sethi
Nervous Newbie in San Antonio/Austin
I am about to invest in my first rental single family home property in San Antonio and getting cold feet! With the oil slump in Texas and stock market ups and downs, is it a good time to purchase a rental home? Some...
Monica Ponton
5plex seems great, but terrified!
I have found a 5plex about 2 and a half hours away from me. It looks to be in amazing condition with little need for renovation. I do believe I could add value with very light cosmetic upgrades and a central HVAC syst...
Bruce McNeil
Need advice on this situation!!!!!!!!!
My mother has (2) houses FREE & CLEAR in her name. Her credit is not the best and I'm in the long process of cleaning my credit up to. I need advise on how we can get the equity in the houses to acquire other pro...
Randy Virden
Changing locks between tenants
Do you routinely change locks between tenants? Any cost saving tips or strategies for this?
Jordan Leu
BRRRR strategy question
Hi BP - I'm a newbie investor in real estate and trying to better understand the BRRRR strategy. I watched this video from Bigger Pocket's newbie guide to BRRR investing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBci62dfqaY&am...
Byron Scott
Appraisal on 4 unit. Income or comps?
Hey BP Fam!
I am in négociations over a quadplex. The comps for the quadplex is around 220k-250k. The owner is saying that the property will be valued off the income and potential income it will bring in. So he's say...
Bob H.
Renting to Tenants With an Insurance Loss
I am considering renting to a couple who say they had a house fire. They say their insurance company will pay the rent. I see some red flags, and I'm wondering what other investors' experiences have been in this kind ...