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Hello All,As I have previously stated I am new to the real estate business. I have been diligently studying and trying to learn this business. I feel that I am now ready to start putting some deals together. I am l...
Hello, I'm a new member and excited to be here. I recently put in an offer on a property and my agent said 'this listing agent is unusual and that that purchase includes $10,000 to the listing agent. This was not list...
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I am so glad I found this forum. I am new to investing in real estate and found out about REOs from a neighbor who is paid by banks to get them into selling condition if need be.
I have been searching for REOs in ...
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I'm under contract on a SFH in South Florida, and the carport was converted to an extra room, which I think is fairly common. I don't think the owner ever got a permit to do this addition. Eventually I would like to...
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Hello, I’m looking to purchase my first duplex. I can’t live in it at this point so an FHA wouldn’t work.
Are there any other options for getting a low down payment? Or some way to finance it? I’m in college so don’t ...
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Multiple wholesalers on BP tell me they obtain a listing of section 8 housing properties and then contact the owners directly. Apparently this is a great way to build a buyers list. However, when I went into the offic...
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Hi BP community,
Just curious if anyone has attended Than Merrill's Real Estate class and what they thought of it. It is advertised as a free 2hr class about flipping houses in the New Jersey area. Thanks for any inpu...
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Hi everyone,I came across a rental house with good potential. The good part of it is, the long term tenant has lived there for over 9 years and they pay rent and are not likely to leave, but the downside of it is thei...
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Here is the house I'm looking at.
It is listed at $35,000. It needs about $10,000 of rehab. It will rent for $700 per month after rehab.
I think I can get an offer of $30,000 accepted by the seller. If I do get ac...
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Hi everyone!I just got my offer accepted on my first rental property! With all that is happening right now, I'm looking at reducing my down payment, so I need to go over my numbers again. I have estimated being able t...