I am considering purchasing a 94,000 rental property that will need approximately 15,000 in repairs to be ready for a tenant. I plan to finance this property - 20% down , 30 year at 5.25 % . https://www.zillow.com/hom...
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Beware! Just remember when you are building things can change quickly!
I ALWAYS estimate VERY HIGH on my construction costs and make sure a project will still give a decent return with a 15% contingency before pursu...
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I was looking through the Pittsburgh Real Estate for Sale section and came upon quite possibly the worst attempt at marketing an investment property I have ever seen (profanity ahead). I have removed the links and...
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My parents bought a house and rented it to my Brother and girlfriend (both on lease), in the lease it says renter is responsible for all utilities. Warning: My parents made a LOT of bad decisions on this so please ...
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Hello Investors!Here in CA when you buy a property, the property tax will be a % of the sales price. With this being said, If i were to buy a commercial property with a NNN leases, can I immediately increase the share...
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For those of you that are proponents of VRBO / HomeAway (including me), and have worked with their new toolset, what is your opinion? Personally, I am testing it and it seems to work very well and provides some very ...
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As I said in my profile, I have been in the army for 15 years and now I'm looking towards retirement. I have absolutely no previous experience but after doing my research I feel that real estate investing will be my m...
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Holy smoke there is a new member introduction section and I just found it! Sorry for the bit of delay in introducing myself to my fellow BP members.
What an amazing resource you people are and immensely helpful to fo...
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has anyone bought this course ? and if so i kindly ask you was it worth it??
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Hi BP!Due to Covid-19 I will be jobless for the summer since my teaching appointment is for 9 months and my summer class has been cancel. I have been thinking to ways to maximize that time and perhaps it is a good ti...