John Johnson
Can I make this happen?
My mother and father went through a divorce a couple of years ago. My father moved to Tennessee and my mother has since remarried. I live in the house that they used to live in (it is owned by my mother). It is wor...
Mindy Jensen
How Do You Ethically Invest in a Disaster Zone?
Harvey damaged 203,000 homes in Houston - at least that's the number I read this morning. I'm sure it's going to go up. I read 90% of homes destroyed did not have flood insurance.Irma looks to be headed to Florida. Sh...
Logan M.
Why are agents going to EXP and REAL, is there really that good of money?
Why are agents going to EXP and REAL, is there really that good of money?I am pretty happy being with ReMax but I want to understand why so many agents are jumping over to MLMs in the real estate space???What am I mis...
Kris Krabill
So many options with tools & software, what are you using?
We are buying our first STR on Florida’s Space Coast. It is a higher end beachfront home and we plan to manage remotely from Nashville. We have started to assemble our team and feel like we have a good crew to help us...
Scott Benton
Are there mortgage brokers for private money loans?
Before the 2007–2008 mortgage meltdown, getting a conventional loan was much easier. If you could prove you had income on your tax returns whatever the source (1099, temporary positions or non full status employee pos...
Trey Warner
WHY I WILL NEVER MANAGE MY OWN PROPERTIES AGAIN
I like many others wanted to get the best bang for my buck in my first real estate investments. I decided I could do the work and manage the rental properties myself. I thought to myself, man, I don't want to pay som...
Michael K. Smith
Class C neighborhoods
What are your thoughts on investing in “bad neighborhoods”?
Francis A.
Allow a 4+ Year Lease?
Interviewing husband and wife applicants to lease our almost new rental home in a new neighborhood in California. He serves in the Canadian military and will be working on a U.S. base nearby for the coming years. Says...
James Syed
Commercial Loan
Hello BP members,I am currently offered a commercial loan with the following terms;Interest Rate 5.25%Down Payment 25%Amortization 20 YearTerm 5 Year Balloon I'd prefer at l...
Dovid Staples
How to Value a Vacant Retail Space?
Hi BP,There is a small three tenant retail building in an A location that I've known for a while and noticed the tenants suddenly up and moved out. Not that they went out of business, but pretty much just moved to loc...