B Cory
The Investor Proof Short Sale Approval
As most of you may know, Wachovia (A part of the Wells Fargo Company) has come out with a new Short Sale Approval letter stopping investors from buying the property, and marketing for a end buyer or putting a end buye...
Jason W.
Looking to 1031 out of the California market
Hello BP! I am located in Southern California. In order to take advantage of the current market, I am deciding whether to sell my SFH Southern California property I bought in 2014 and do a 1031. As you know, the Cali...
Sterling Hall
Performing and Non- Performing Notes
Has anybody on BP had any luck with transferring from flipping houses to flipping and holding notes. Seems like the next step for me since shorts sales and REO has dried up. Any opinions on this subject would be appre...
Brandon Turner
How to find out balance of 1st mortgage...?
Hey everyone,I'm considering bidding on a foreclosure at an auction property- but it's a second mortgage, which means I would still need to pay off the 1st mortgage if I win. But... I can't seem to find out the bala...
Jason Reed
The Coming Death of Airbnb
I have had a number of investors that have been excited to take advantage of airbnb with their rental properties and their own homes. Numerous clients of mine and aquaintances have already cashed in on airbnb. Propert...
Gaurav Mehta
Potential markets that would be good for medium term appreciation
Hi,I am looking for my next investment. I have a few SFHs in Bay Area but now looking to invest somewhere else. Some more details belowGoals: Medium term appreciation (10 year horizon) with minimal or some cashflow to...
Matthew Kalifeh
Great cities for starting investors
Hello BP,I am currently an undergrad student with 2.5 semesters left (Finance Major RE Minor) I have read many books and have listened to many podcasts on RE investing so my mind has been set to do this for a while no...
Scott L.
Comparing crowdfunding sites for RE
I'm a relatively new private investor and have begun experimenting with the crowdfunding sites, to get into a wider variety of deals at a lower contribution if the terms and restrictions turn out to be viable, or a...
Jordan Futch
Two words that don't go together: California and Cashflow
Where in California are people having the most luck finding cashflowing properties? I'm in the central coast and it seems as the costs are simply too expensive to make the numbers work.-jordan
Ben Hunt
How strict is the FHA Self Sufficiency test?
I'm looking at buying in an off market 4-Plex in Austin Texas using FHA financing where passing the self sufficiency test is iffy.In my calculations, 75% of the total rent covers approximately 100% of the PITI. Howeve...