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Hey everyone, I meant to post this a while ago but I've been pretty busy lately. I am 25 and at the beginning of this year I decided I was going to move out of my parents house. I've also been thinking about getting ...
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Hi there!
Relatively new to BP here, so many smart&experienced people here, someone must have a good answer to my question :)
I'm thinking of buying a small studio apt in SF for to run as an Airbnb business....
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Hey everyone! I was having lunch with another RE investor today and she mentioned issues in the past with refiing a property that contained lead paint. Has anyone had issues doing a cashout refi for a property older t...
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Hello! I just joined since I've looked at some of the forum posts and love the helpful community and would appreciate some personal advice. I bought my first home (conventional loan 5% - 420K 3 bed 2 bath beach house)...
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I'm considering converting my unit to a furnished short or medium term rental. Like all of us in Houston not directly in downtown/midtown, there's not much in the way of walk-able attraction which is unlike AirBNBs I'...
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I currently have a ranch house with basement that is 2bd/1ba on the main floor and a 2bd/2ba in the basement. Both floors have a laundry and a kitchen. They are separated by a staircase with a locked door. Both have m...
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We are debating this question. If you had to choose one, would you rather:A. Add a couple units to existing properties. Let's say each additional unit costs $25,000 (building into an existing structure like convert...
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Ok, basically I want to preface this by saying I am not crazy but questioning the process a bit. I am a real estate investor who has decided to roll over on a little more than 5 million in homes. I am up late tonight ...
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Do landlords find it better to have tenants at will or to do yearly/6month leases. Whatare so of the negatives and positives of each
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Hello to this great community, I'm glad I finally found a community around real estate.Well to introduce you, my name is Stelios 32 yo from Heraklion, Greece(Crete Island), married with 1 kid.As for Real Estate, right...