Shane Avila
Dclining a financially qualified tenant.
Hello fellow BPer's
I have an applicant that is well qualified with good income and a good references. I have a bad feeling about him as he is extremely argumentative, nit picky and pushy. He seems like an extremely h...
John Havel
Refinancing an FHA/203K loan to Conventional (Cash Out)
I'm wondering how long it typically takes to refinance an FHA or 203K loan to a conventional or if its even possible to do that in a short timeframe such as within the first year of the FHA loan. I'm just getting star...
Denise Tinsley
Forclosure needs extensive renovation
As a newbie I purchased a foreclosed home with cash at $22,000. The previous loan on the home was for $88,000. Comps for similar homes that are in good shape would be around $100,000. I have estimated that the cost to...
Dhiren Ahir
Buy cash and finance later
What do you guys think about buying rental property with cash then doing cash out loan? Lender is taking long time with no obvious reason and I can not start mortgage process with new lender due to time limitation as ...
Carina Kaiser
Advice needed for first investment property in the US
Hi There,My husband and I just moved to Boston from Europe and would like to extend our real estate portfolio to the US. The market is completely new for us and we are currently looking for an investment property to s...
Dj Pride
How Much $$$ to Replace Old Stoves and Heaters
Hi!So I'm looking at buying my first property. I just walked through a few homes with my realtor. One of the properties that I looked at has these old appliances: How expensive are these installations to replace with ...
Patnaree Conrad
Any strategies ? to buy from MLS and still make good cashflow!!!
This will be my 1st rental property, I decided to search from MLS due to my loan condition 20% down payment with conventional loan. i also don't have much cash for fix the property!!!! but I really want to start this ...
Simon Knudsen
Building from 1895 - how thorough should one be?
Hi everyone,I'm somewhat hesitant of buying a building this old in terms of not being able to discover all the "hidden" and perhaps critical issues that might be present. Besides having an inspector to go through the ...
Roman Puzey
Question regarding house inspeciton
Hello,Trying to decide if its worth doing a lead-paint based testing on our first house hacking property that we are under contract for? The home was built in 1962 and lead-based paint testing is recommended for home ...
Sheronda Robinson
Owner Financing
I have a question in regards to Owner financing, I have read many forums but yet to find my best solution or option. I ran across a FSBO signed and called the guy up who is selling a property for 55k with 5k down- Ow...