Pras Lee
Choosing between Denver Area suburbs
I'm based out of SF and looking to buy my first investment property (SFH - long term hold) in one of the Denver suburbs. I'm mainly looking at places such as Centennial, Lakewood, Aurora in the south vs. Boulder. I'd ...
Patrick Reagan
Oil tank contaminated soil/clean up costs
Just got a call from a seller in New Jersey, who had a below ground oil tank removed but the soil is contaminated.What would be a rough estimate to clean up the contamination?
Rob McDonald
Syndication experience as an LP
I come across so many syndications and just as many people trying to get you to hire them to show you the ropes of putting together your own syndication. What I’ve not read is anyone’s experience as an LP investor in ...
Bruce Woodruff
Ok, I've got a tough one...need ideas.
Looking for some 'outside-the-box' ideas from you guys. Story: I was waiting until March to list a house for sale - a previous primary home, rural but really nice custom home, great neighborhood full of nice houses, i...
John E Ceisel
Need Advice On A Blanket Loan Refinance
Hi BP!I have 3 condos in San Diego that I'd like to refinance and take equity out of (to pay down debt). I estimate their combined value based on the current market to be around $900k.The goal would be to extract max...
David J.
Thoughts on interest only loans
What are your thoughts on interest only loans for buy and holds? I see the plus as more cash flow, but the downside of no principle paydown. My thought was that increasing cash flow in the growth stage of a portfoli...
Arthur Garcia
BP's thoughts- Fed says to Expand Fannie and Freddie
BP,
I am posting here to get your thoughts on this article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-usa-fed-housing-idUSTRE8031SE20120105
In short, do you think a change in lending standards will be good for u...
Susan McBride
City of Centennial - Fence Variance Issue
I bought a mid-century house in Centennial in January. It had a chain link fence running between my house and the house next door. It also had a wood privacy fence in the front and a wood gate. I replaced the wood ...
Nelson M.
How to collect a judgement without much information on the tenant
Hello BP, I started investing back in 2015 with the purchase of a 3-family property around the Northeast Pennsylvania region and admittedly made some rookie mistakes. A few years later I found myself in court to evict...
David Sanford
financing past 10 mortgages
has anyone found a way to tap into their equity in a rental? I have a significant amount of equity I'd like to borrow against to flip properties but I haven't been able to find a bank that will give me a HELOC on a in...