Evan Manship
Fannie Mae Homestyle Mortgage
Hey BP,I wanted to take a collective poll as to who has had experience and what the community has heard regarding Fannie Mae's HomeStyle renovation mortgage product -- not to be confused with the HomePath renovation p...
Michael Plaks
EXPLAINED: should I trust all those "End-of-Year Tax Saving Tips"?
This is a revision of my popular post from 3 years ago. See, the older I get (don't ask), the more annoyed I get with the endless "I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO CUT YOUR TAXES in DECEMBER" emails, posts, webinars, podcasts, ...
Christian Brodin
How to turn a great property into a disaster property
In 2014 we looked at buying a 70 unit apartment building in north GA. It was our first "out of area" property in almost 5 years. (We had sworn never to do an "out of area" property again after failing miserably in St....
Derik S.
Do I need to make my 1st investment in my area?
The reason I ask is because I was listening to one of the podcasts here, and one of the guests said though he was from Southern California, his first investment was in Texas. So, though Denver is hot right now, would ...
Steve Porcello
Just passed my salesperson exam! Advice?
Hi BP community,Just yesterday I passed my MA real estate salesperson exam! I just want to say that with effort and determination, anything is possible.Now, I am also reaching out to the BP community for tips and advi...
Lisa P.
Do you give a rent discount if one room unusable?
We had a water heater leak that flooded one of the kids bedrooms. Dry wall and carpet are being replaced so the 2 kids have to share a room. Do you ever give a rent discount in this type of situation. Right now the...
Eran Withana
Finding a CPA for REI
I listened to Amanda Han in BP podcast and also read "Tax Free Wealth" by Tom Wheelwright. I just signed contracts for my first two rental properties in OK and LA. I also have W-2 income. I was trying to find a CPA an...
Tyler Hallman
New member and aspiring investor
Hello! Background: My name is Tyler Hallman and my wife and I are currently living in Coeur d'Alene Idaho which is in North Idaho very close to Spokane, Washington. The Coeur d'Alene area seems like a great up and com...
Ind Kon
My Flip is NOT Selling! - Help!
I wanted to post this to see if anybody gave me some ideas on what to do to overcome this challenge.So I bought a house from a wholesaler that needed rehab last Feb, I went through the whole full rehab, the rehab was ...
Peter K.
Seller trying to use tactics on me? What do you think?
So I placed an offer on a SFR, the listing agent told me through my agent that "The seller has received a second offer on this home and is requesting a 'highest and best' offer from the buyers by 5:00pm tomorrow" . Ho...