Lamontis Gardner
Long Distance Investing
I’m living in Atlanta right now and don’t know if it’s the best place to buy a property right now (Especially my first). How are you guys determining what markets you invest in? What are you looking for specifically? ...
Toyosi Ogunkua
Exit Strategy for Retiring Landlords
First-time poster. My wife and I are new investors, looking to buy single-family or small multi-family in the Northern suburbs of Fort Worth. In the 7-habits of highly effective people, Steven Covey states you should ...
Annis Naeem
Starting out: considering moving to Dallas
Hi all,preface: I work in the film industry in LA. I make a pretty comfortable living and I can do my job from anywhere in the world as a designer and still make the same income which is a blessing. Heck, we could mov...
Adam Ulery
What to do about cash reserves for big apartment deal?
Hi BP family! I'm preparing for my future goal of owning an apartment. I have a question about cash reserves. How do I handle ensuring enough cash reserves for an apartment when I don't have a large amount of capital?...
Jordan Malara
Duplex Furnace Dilemma
Hi all, I'm a new real estate investor out of Colorado Springs and I just acquired a duplex a few months back. The property was a SFH that was legally converted into a duplex some time ago and we knew when we bought t...
Sam Shueh
Synopsis on mortgage interest rate vs affordability-Silicon Vally
Sam ShuehThe Feds finally made up their mind on lending interest rates. With a stronger economy and more job growth it announced an interest hike for the first time in months. Higher interest rates is goodness for fin...
Chris Simmons
Land Trusts - I want to start using them for privacy
Right now, everything I own is out there for the world to see in my name. Going forward, I want to see about cloaking my ownership by putting everything I own now and will buy in the future into a land trust so that ...
Deon Knott
Loan Officer Called Listing Agent
Good Morning BP,My loan officer called the listing agent without my request or consent. I don't believe any foul play is afoot, just a very enthusiastic and motivated loan officer. Which is typically a great thing! ...
Derek Cirino
HELOC on primary residence to invest?
So I am getting closer to jump in with my first investment. I have cash ready to go but I also have the option to pull out a significant amount of equity from my primary residence by using a HELOC. My question, is i...
Angie Menegay
Warranty Deed to LLC & Mortgage Interest
Hi everyone,
I don't know if this question has been addressed before (my apologies if it has since I couldn't find the right thread). I'm thinking of deeding our rental properties into an LLC (our lawyer suggested Ge...