Jay Garrison
Buying a home that is too low priced to qualify for a mortgage
Hi,I am interested in buying a two flat in my area for rehab, and then I will live in one unit and rent out the other. I understand now that such a low priced property isn't profitable for a traditional bank or mortg...
Vincent Donato
Can I use a hard money loan to make a cash offer and then take out a mortgage after?
Friend of mine is trying to purchase a home on Long Island, New York. He is overbidding by an insane amount and still losing properties, usually to cash offers.I haven't done research into this for personal real estat...
Brenda Budzinski
Vehicle expense vs. mileage rate
What are the pros and cons of vehicle expenses? Ive read there are two different ways to write off this expense. Actual expenses like car value depreciation plus insurance, gas, repairs, oil changes or the other opt...
Aaron B.
Recommendations of Kansas City Real Estate Attorneys
Are there any BP Kansas City investors who can recommend a good real estate attorney. I would also be curious what makes that attorney good - personnel interaction, expertise with investors, etc. As background, I am...
Dallin Andrus
Question: Two-Way Sync With Personal Website And Airbnb Bookings
This is a two part question. Hypothetically speaking, if I had 20 different properties that I did short term rentals with, is there the potential to create a personal branded website where people could book my rentals...
Elvira Longoria
When to Wholesale vs. When to Double Close?
I have noticed that some wholesalers have used the method of double closing to facilitate some of their deals. As I understand a double-close means literally buying the property as the buyer then turning around and se...
Al Y.
Who do you use for CASH OUT Refi on multi family? Terms?
I’m looking to cash out a 3 family property in NJ that I bought cash and remodeled. My main bank says after 1 year they can do 75% LTV based on appraisal. Under 1 year they do 75% of purchase price max... rates for LL...
Marc Dufour
Getting a loan in France?
I am planning to buy a property in Paris and currently investigating the financing part. One way is to get a loan...either in the US or in France. I guess US banks don't really want to lend money to buy something o...
TJ Cone
Lawn Maintenance on SFR....who does it?
Is it common practice to require the tenant to maintain the yard work on a SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL rental house, i.e, cut grass, trim hedges, leaf maint.?? I realize this could go either way and discussed /negotia...
Garrett Andersson
Legal Document for Off-Market Deal
I'm currently under contract to buy an off market duplex from a good friend. The house is gutted at the moment and needs $50k in work to get fully rehabbed. I've agreed to purchase the home for "x" price after seller ...