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I am looking at my first real estate investment in the Clearwater Florida area 33756 zip code in Pinellas County. It’s a 3/1 home 846 sq ft. Purchase price is $158K and needs 50K in rehab. Short term loan (3 months...
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I just finished my first rehab (to BRRR), and a tenant in place within 60 days. I learned a ton of lessons, went over budget some (expected), but I’m even more motivated to move on to the next. I have a question tha...
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Hello all. I know laws vary from state to state, but I would really appreciate your insight on this.
Is it okay for a rental application to ask the potential tenant if they have been involved in any lawsuits? I have...
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I am looking into a new Home Equity Line of credit. Has anyone had a bank that they recommend? I dont really have a relationship with any small local banks yet.
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Everyone always recommends Rich Dad Poor Dad as an initial introduction to REI. I was excited to hear there's a free training coming to Oklahoma City, Midwest City, and Tulsa, Oklahoma December 27-29, 2018.Anyone plan...
I am a New Investor in TX. As an exit strategy, can I refi. a HML through a bank and/or are there restrictions to do so in the state of TX?Going to close on a deal but if something goes wrong want to make sure I don'...
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Hello BP Family,How do you all determine numbers for a commercial mortgage when estimating if a property if worth purchasing? Below are numbers I have (50% rule), the main concern is how to get accurate estimates (tha...
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Hello. Newbie landlord here. Tenant is moving out in under a month. I want to show the property to prospects but my tenant doesn’t want strangers there when he’s not there. The problem is he’s almost never there. If I...
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My wife and I are looking at selling our personal residence this fall and starting the build of our new house. We both have W2 jobs. I want to dive head first into rentals as soon as the build is complete. However, in...
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Question for all the seasoned NYC / Brooklyn / Queens multi-family buy and hold investors out there. When analyzing multi family properties in our high-cost area, what rule of thumb or percentages do you use for esti...