Need help w a good compromise. The situation is that we’re closing on a property in a week (should have been tomorrow but owner asked for extension) and have been asked if we would like to do a rent back to the exist...

I'm currently treasurer in my HOA. I took the position mostly as a way to stay aware of the community decisions, and get to know the HOA president. I took for granted that it would be a mostly passive position - and n...

Hi Community! Here's the deal: I've my eye on this house for sale in North Houston. It's a 3/2. Needs about 15k in repairs. Owners acquired it through probate. ARV is roughly 142k -150k. Rent avg: 1200 to 1300. Homeow...

I have never owned a home and imminently want to get into real estate investing/flipping/renting. Background: I am newly 24, my wife and i make roughly 35k a year jointly, but in the next year with already confirmed j...

I'm looking at a property right now that is multi family and has a significant value add potential. However, the current numbers show it's a dog.I'm fairly confident I can get the seller to let me manage it for a few ...

I'm trying to buy a bank owned property that is probably 50% finished and needs a lot of work done. Any creative ideas on how to finance this? I was thinking about how I could get the bank to agree on a purchase pri...

Just curious how many of you offer up your property to section 8 tenants?   If so, what has your experience been with tenants?  Has getting paid been an issue?  Does the process of allowing Section 8 tenants require a...

Hi all,I have a rental that needs new skin, cedar is beat up and code enforcer is on me.  I called a big name contracting company to get a quote for Hardie Planking.  The quote was about 40% more than vinyl (partly du...

I have a seller, very interested selling his properties to me when I showed him a lower purchase price, but higher interest rate on his portfolio.  It is basically 10 SFH properties, being sold at 1.2 million, interes...

Hey BP members!

In this article Brandon advise to buy a duplex instead of a single family home if I want to avoid loosing money, and earn money on the property. Is it really that bad an idea to buy a home?

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