Karoline Kaon
How to prepare subfloor for click and lock Vinyl Flooring
Hello BP DIY-ers,My husband and I purchased our first home! I had this crazy idea to tackle flooring on my own. This is the beginning of DIY Floors. My plan is to install Vinyl Plank that clicks and locks. The upstair...
T Chu
New REI to help out family?
Hi everyone,
Just introducing myself, and, I guess, asking for advice... Ive been wanting to get into REI for awhile (which ya'll have heard a billion times), but am now being almost handed an opportunity on a silve...
Janna Afanasjeva
Tenant-friendly county: tenant refuses to accept charges to security deposit
Husband and I have been renting 1 property for the past 3 years (and learning a lot from the experience). The property is located in Cook County Illinois (Chicago suburbs), and we have issues with the most recent tena...
Amy Lee
Live in BRRRR. Will this work?
Hi everyone. Thank you in advance for all your advice. I love the people here.I was initially looking to househack a duplex with FHA but the MLS market isn't very active for the area I'm looking at. At this rate, I ma...
Lisa H.
Good Investment or Not?
I'm getting my feet wet for the first time in out-of-state investing. I am interested in a property that seems good. I will be buying and holding. If the offer is accepted, I would be purchasing the property for 75%...
Devan M.
Fourplex Investing
Hi Everyone,
I have yet to do my first real estate deal, however I really want to purchase a fourplex to get my feet wet. My plan is to get an FHA loan so that I only need to put down 3.5% and live in one of...
Gabriel Benavidez
Asbestos a deal breaker
Im getting word that the house that i am under contract has asbestos. Is this a deal breaker? Should i get the house tested? How much would that be? Or should i back out and look for another home
Kevin Chhum
Hello everyone, I am a new member of BP from San Diego California
My name is Kevin,I'm 22 years old. I open my first small business at the age of 18 selling electronic cigarettes, it was going really well until the competition of other shops grew.I now work a regular job paying abou...
Tyler F.
Creative seller terms, am I doing it right?
Hey folks, first time poster and looking to get my feet wet. I'm pretty fascinated with some of the deals that people are able to put together with seller terms. I completely understand that it depends on what the s...
David Boley
My first deal - thoughts on the analysis?
I'm a classic "analysis paralysis" real estate investor, but am finally in a position to pull the trigger on my first deal. It is a turnkey property, which I know causes some heartburn with many of you, but it is the ...