Hey BP!  Last year, I started a local REIA in our local community in Arkansas.  We've consistently had 6-8 attendees for each meeting with a few being higher and few being lower.  Prior to starting it, I attended some...

Has any investors in the DMV area successfully petitioned the city of Takoma Park for a fair market rent increase? I know Montgomery County, MD and Takoma Park especially, is NOT landlord friendly. Curious if anyone h...

I recently read a local business journal article that predicted insurance was going to go up by approximately 20%. The main reason was under insured properties due to property values continuing to climb along with an ...

Hello BP, I finally have my first accepted offer in Bayonne NJ. Its a duplex property and I am looking to improve each unit to maximize my rent roll. I was planning on adding vinyl floors to both units and having a pa...

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I just purchased a property in 76K that has an unfinished basement. I checked with the comps and got into conclusion that my ARV would be 115-120K. 
The property is 3 beds 1 bath, if I will finish the basemen...

Hi! We're doing some remodeling to help increase our home value with 2 goals in mind1) Do a cash out refinance to get a downpayment for our 1st investment property2) Turn this house into a long term rental in 5-10 yea...

It is nice to have the equity from the appreciation we are having but the tax increase is killing my cash flow. I guess when looking at the equity on the back end it is still a win but this is making things a bit tricky

Looking for opinions from borrowers  on : Do you see value in a business that creates a static loan profile updated real-time by IRS, credit bureaus and banks for the purpose of increasing the velocity of funded loans...

Is everyone else seeing an increase of inquiries asking for a better deal?When I started 4 years ago, it was very rare. Now a large % of guests ask for discount. In the past 24 hours alone, got 2/3 inquiries per prope...

Hello everyone. Took over two rental properties from my father and I want to make some changes to better organize myself.  In one property there are two units, both occupied.  Both tenants have been there for quite so...