Nick DiFinzio
Buying Occupied Section 8 Property
Does anyone know the process of when you purchase a home with a section 8 tenant in place. Does the section 8 approval transfer over automatically or is there a new application process and inspection? Home is in PA.
Jacob D Cockerell
Crawl spaces, ventilation, and HUD/FHA guidelines!
A lesson I have learned as an appraiser. I recently appraised a home that was built in 2021. It had a crawl space with no vents. The block walls were sealed with a product similar to B-Dry, like you would normally fi...
Andreas W.
Water heater, a personal property and therefore de minimis?
Can I deduct a new water heater after the old one stopped working using the de minimis safe harbor? I have not found any reference for that.
Marvin Anaya
Unlimited FHA Financing
Hello BPers!If I change jobs every 12-18 months, acquiring a new job in a different state, can I keep taking out an FHA loan every 1- 1.5 years ? HUD:We do not object to homebuyers using FHA mortgage insurance more th...
Ahmed Alswaiti
Hottest Housing Markets: Midwest, Great Lakes, and South Lead the Way
U.S. housing market is seeing significant shifts, with regions like the Midwest, Great Lakes, and the South emerging as hotspots for real estate activity. Cities in the Midwest, Great Lakes, and South are gaining atte...
Mark S.
Cash Reserves + Self-Directed IRA
I'll divide this post into two parts: Cash Reserves and Self-Directed IRA.
CASH RESERVES
I realize every lender is different, as is every investor. My question is how much cash reserves - after down paymen...
Jack B.
Landlords do and say the dumbest things....
We have a thread on tenant/applicants doing and saying the dumbest things, but almost every other day I read stories of landlords who do and say the dumbest things and it boggles my mind. While no one is perfect, I re...
Kirk R.
$20k cash deal. Minimum you'd do before closing?
I'm looking at buying a $30k house. I was just going to offer $20k with a check for the amount. & close as soon as the title company can do a title search.
title search would show how much taxes are owed & ...
Matt R.
It's a perfect storm for California's REI or is it really?
You can make money in any market. I see many in Cali investing seemingly random all over the nation. There is definitely a market for that. That is fine except some missed the best time in modern history to invest her...
Wesley Crow
1st Real Estate Investment
What are the basics things I need to have or be capable of attaining in order to start investing in real estate? What odds and ends would I need to address? And 1st investment stories if you have any.Thank you,Wesley ...