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Jennie Seitz Commercial loan or personal mortgage for 3 units?
6 November 2021 | 11 replies

Hello there,
Bit of a newbie here.. and I'm wondering if you could help me. 
I'm looking at purchasing 3 units that the owner is selling all together. It's not exactly a triplex, so the personal mortgage lender woul...

William Forbes Buying a condo in high COL area for first home
10 June 2020 | 5 replies

First time home buyer here. Looking to start with my first deal in San diego, CA by buying a condo for myself and S.O. I've been running some analysis and on most of the deals available (it's still a hot market down h...

Sanjiv Mehta Financing options for SFH rebuild in San Jose area
15 April 2021 | 6 replies

I got lucky with a SFH and got it much cheaper than appraised value in Aug 2020 for $1.8M. Our plan is to demolish the house, build a new there, live in it for 2 years and then sell it and get the $500k tax exemption....

Matthew Vorce First Duplex Closing Costs
4 January 2016 | 7 replies

Hello BP!I am working on closing my first duplex deal in Mount Clemens Michigan. The duplex is 2 - 3/1 units with a price of just over 100k. The loan I am using is an FHA loan with 3.5% down. I received the closing co...

Jack Rozema Personal v. Commercial Loans
8 January 2021 | 7 replies

When looking to finance your purchase of an investment property (I'm thinking of smaller properties like single family homes or duplexes), is it better to use a personal/conventional loan or try to get a commercial re...

Jay Campbell Strategy for 1st Rental in DC, MD, or VA
16 March 2016 | 9 replies

Hi,I'm a brand new investor, currently living in northern Virginia, looking to purchase my first rental property within 2016. I've done a lot of reading/research, listened to BP podcasts, and read through the forums a...

Vickie Bruce Do I need Insurance on house that I am renting out
12 July 2017 | 10 replies

My mother passed away and we are renting her house out.  I just became aware that she had no insurance coverage.  Do I need to get insurance if renting it out?  Why is the insurance so expensive?

Johnathan Alesso How do investors reach financial freedom in expensive cities?
11 April 2016 | 6 replies

My fiancé and I are moving from one expensive city to another, albeit much sunnier, city in California.  The housing is expensive in both places, rendering house hacking or fix and flipping almost impossible.  I inves...

Christian De Jesus Not there yet
13 July 2013 | 5 replies

Hello all,

I joined BP about a month ago and have done nothing but study REI since then. The very first advice I received in my introductory post was to purchase a multi-unit home and rent out the other units. With ...

Jesse Brooks Looking for creative financing strategies with short credit history
15 May 2024 | 4 replies

Hey everybody! I'm a new real estate agent in the Portland, Maine area. I'm full time as a real estate agent and also work 1099 as a carpentry apprentice on the side. I'm looking to buy my first property as a house ha...