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I live in California, and bought a tax lien certificate (technically a Certificate of Purchase) on vacant commercial land in Arizona, sight unseen, at an online auction. It's 36 acres, assessed at about $100,000, and ...
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Hello BP Community!I just wanted to get the community's thoughts on this idea. I am an aspiring investor. My wife and I are looking to make our first purchase. As we were doing some property-hunting yesterday, we came...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Pittsburgh.
Purchase price: $76,250
Cash invested: $105,000
Sale price: $265,000
Long Distance Flip, I went out to Pittsburgh...
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I'm an optometrist, and I recently purchased a piece of land $326K. I put down about $77K. The loan is for 5 years with an inflated payment at the end of the term.
The initial goal was to build a clinic (instead of r...
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Hello BP crowd-I'm fairly new to investing and I've learned an awful lot by NOT buying something, if that makes sense? I've looked at a ton of properties, analyzed several potential deals and have come to an initial c...
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Hi All, I live in NYC and am looking to invest in my first property long distance as costs in and around NYC are too high for me. My question is how do I set up my first investment efficiently? Let's say I find a grea...
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I’m interested in applying for an fha loan, i wanted to know if it’s possible to do an INTEREST ONLY when you apply for the loan? thinking of ways to maximize cashflow......
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $1,085,000
Purchased a group of 4 cabins on about 4 acres in Pigeon Forge for $1.085M with the intention to fli...
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Has anyone ever choose to use vinyl sheet flooring throughout your entire rental property? I have a college rental and am debating between vinyl sheet flooring from Menards that has a wood design or a basic tan f...
Hello! I'm currently renting a SFR in Long Beach that is zoned R-2-N. I am surrounded by low and moderate density housing throughout the area despite all the lots displaying the same R-2-N classification on the City P...