Marcos Urvina
General contractor vs architect or civil engineer to submit plans
I went to the dept of building & safety to ask about the permit process to build a 400 sq ft studio in my back yard so i can rent it out. They told me to get a civil engineer or architect to submit plans. I was un...
Bryan Tasumi
Investing in poor neighborhoods close to rich neighborhoods?
I am thinking of investing in a poor neighborhood (poor schools, more crime, lower house prices) in Houston, TX (the Third Ward) which is only 10 miles away from the medical center/Rice University and the "rich" neigh...
Alex Gaeta
Refinancing a property I bought in September?
Hello was hoping someone might be able to help me? I purchased a home in September with a doctors loan with zero down for 329k. I was notified via redfin that my property value is 339k. I'm installing some hurricaine ...
Rocky Li
What to do with health insurance if going fulltime?
My wife has been quite successful as a realtor, and I am thinking to join her, but more from an investment perspective. Without a full-time regular job, we need to buy health/dental/vision insurance for ourselves.
I...
David Huynh
How do you determine your criteria for your next property? Buy & Hold investors
Hello BP,How do you choose your next investment property from a buy & hold stand point? My first couple of properties I got "lucky" because the market was at it's bottom and it was easy to find a renter to slide r...
Camilo Melendez
Quit Pharmacy School, diving into real estate as a new agent soon
Hello everyone! I'm Camilo but I go by Cam.So recently I ended up leaving one of the top 10 pharmacy schools here in the US. I did this because I went through legal troubles and I also realized I was miserable and hat...
Jay G.
Purchasing first commercial lot
I'm going to be purchasing a small commercial lot from an individual. It's currently off market, but I happen to know the owner and am agreeable with his price. The price is under $200k. Any feedback on the best way ...
Bryan Hancock
Is There Value In Having So Many Intermediaries Between Borrowers and The Secondary Market For Mortgages?
Fannie and Freddie are obviously doing a terrible job of assessing risk for borrowers with their mounds of prescribed paperwork. Apparently the Danes allow borrowers to access loans via the secondary market directly w...
Account Closed
The BIG problem with buying/selling houses in the suburbs!
I'm a 19-year-old college student in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I recently talked to a doctor who is aspiring to live in Manhattan, New York about real estate.When I asked him about how I wanted to start investing in r...
Thomas Snook
New member from Delaware
My name is Tom Snook. I had a bad accident mountain biking and injured my 5th lumbar disc 3 years ago. Pretty much destroyed it. I will have major fusion surgery January 25th, 2016. Due to this injury, I have retired ...