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How’s it going BP,To get straight to the point with this post before I backtrack, I have decided that it is the right time for me to start investing in multi families and my goal is an apartment with a minimum of 5 un...
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Hi everyone, I don't have much experiences in borrowing money and would like to ask for advices. Here is my sum up situation:
I bought my 1st rental property in Oct 2008. Currently I own 5 rental properties + my Home...
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Hello BP,I have an interesting problem. I currently own 2 duplexes in my home town. 1 has tenants and the other I am house hacking. I am ready for my next deal and have hit a wall with conventional financing. The bank...
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Hi All,
My name is Andrew and I'm from the Southeast PA area (Philly suburbs) and have been involved in real estate since 2006 when I purchased and "house hacked" my first home. To date I've been focused on buy and ...
Unfortunately we didn't fall under the category of "deal fell through at the last minute." Ours went through. Long story short, we found a house on Coldwell Banker. Drove 4 hours to look at the property....twice. ...
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General question.I frequently read posts wherein a wholesaler, birddog, or similar, talks about finding buyers, finding sellers, connecting them, and this sort of thing. And the questions are invariably about what con...
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I was wondering if I could get some help. Found a 3 family property in Concord, NH. Just before we were going to put in an offer we were told there was a known lead issue from back in 1999. We now hesitate to put an o...
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For those of you guys that still have day jobs... Does your employer know about your REI. I would like to hear the pros and cons of both sides. I will go first. My employer is fully aware that I am investor and close ...
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Hello fellow real estate enthusiasts. I came across this company who says they do "asset-based" lending, meaning that they provide loans based solely on the property and not the borrowers credit history. They claim ...
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I have ready many, many opinions on the topic, but never one with my specific scenario, of course. I would love to hear some opinions on what others would do in my shoes. I'm a 36 year old in the Clearwater, FL area. ...