I've been trying to purchase property in TX.  I spend the time to research and find a "reasonable" investment, read the disclosures, then begin the contract, offer (all cash), and earnest money scenario. It ends after...

Does anyone here on BP have personal experience with Credit Karma free credit reporting service?Thanks,Pyrrha

What’s everyone’s thoughts on the crazy run and seaming spike we have in the housing price index? Are we going to have a financial meltdown similar to 2008?

Hey BP community,So I'm underwriting a SF home in Greenville, NC as a buy & hold rental house hack.   I want to rent out all 5 bedrooms by the room double occupancy as a male-only sober living house that I will no...

What are your guys’ thoughts on using a 203k loan for your first property?

Greetings everyone!

So, 5 weeks ago I sent out approx. 800 mailers. I built an absentee owner list using listsource. The first mailer I sent was a postcard used from vistaprint.

My criteria looked as such:
County ...

Hello, I currently just bought my first duplex and will be living in the bottom unit with a friend while the top unit is occupied by a tenant. Can I classify my friends rent payments to me as a gift? The total amount ...

Dear All,   I am buying a single family home in Maryland. From the ad, it states "Newer 2-HVACs". However, when we did the inspection, we found 1 HAVC is "newer", but another one is the original (never been replaced s...

Hey everyone, 
Seeing as having good credit is a must in this business, can anyone give me any advice on how to raise my credit score. I need to raise it about 50 points in order to qualify for a loan. My credit drop...

I know these are solid for agents as people don't instantly think to refer a friend to their agent who sold their last house with perfect consistency. It is less clear to me if investors would also benefit from this. ...