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Hi, everyone,I am new to real estate investing and plan to start investing this year. I have been reading many books (and posts in this forum) and trying to build a system for investing. Before posting my questions, ...
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I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I couldn't find a category that fits so I figured I would post in the most popular one.I have a property under contract that I want to use as a rental. My initial projections s...
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I live in DC and want to rent out the house that I am living in today. It is my understanding that I cannot transfer the deed into a LLC without paying a huge transfer fee. Is there anything I can do to protect myself...
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I just read a WSJ report citing Bankrate a banking analyst, that 3 out of 5 Americans do not have the reserves to withstand the most mundane unexpected expenditure, "The survey found that an unexpected bill would redu...
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Hello Everyone,I just purchased my first 5-bed, 3-bath house using my FHA loan, and I am planning to rent out the rest of the rooms. I would like to keep house purchases like fridge, washer, dryer, etc. separate from ...
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Hey guys I wanted to run an idea by you all really quickly!I've gone by the nickname 'Pongo' for many years now in both my professional and personal life. It's part of my online identity on social networks like facebo...
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Recently had a home appraisal come back low compared to contract price. Once I looked at the report I realized the listed contract price on the appraisal was incorrect. It was listed at 15k lower than what it actually...
Hi BP family,I am a UK citizen and am starting a property portfolio in the USA and was wondering whether or not i should go down the route of forming an LLC or just have the properties listed in my and my wife's name?...
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One of the first recommendations that I always see for new agents is to compile a list of people you know to create your Sphere of Influence. These are the initial people that we are to begin reaching out to in order...
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Hi, I'm David Baxter and I live in the North DFW area, I have worked in IT most of my adult life and moved over to the business side about five years ago in a Business Relationship Management role. I am at the point ...