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Hello BP! This is my first post on the forums after learning and following for 6 months now. I am a full time high school teacher, head varsity volleyball coach and co-director of a local volleyball club in Clovis/Fre...
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Hello all,A colleague mentioned purchasing raw land with the intention of getting plans for commercial buildings. He would get the architectural plans drawn up and get permits from the city and then sell the land with...
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Hello,
Just bought a condo that needs to be updated. I currently live in it but don't plan on staying longer than a year. Afterwards, I plan on renting it out. This is my first property that I will remodel and kno...
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Hopefully not a stupid question. How is everyone getting there mortgages for rentals? What are they using to qualify you? Good credit obviously.
I guess why I'm asking, I just purchased my first home. I plan on livi...
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I hope this is a quick question, and I can get an easy answer.
I am buying my first home, and am waiting for a closing date. Our mortgage lady is aggravating me to no end. We have applied for a conventional rehab lo...
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Now that you’ve narrowed down your real estate focus on multifamily, it’s important to be able to categorize this asset class further to help you decide where you want to invest your hard-earned money. Understanding ...
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Hi All,
I’ve been considering investing in real estate and doing some research, and would really appreciate your thoughts on a couple of questions. My wife and I have W2 jobs that produce pretty high income, such th...
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Hey Everyone! As you can tell, we've upgraded our forums. This has been an EXTREMELY complicated project and we ask that you please be patient with us as we work through the bugs.
We know about most of them and sho...
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Just trying to weight my options
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Does anyone know anything about self insuring your properties and doing it in a way banks are comfortable with? I just pay way too much in insurance and if I could put that money into an account instead I would have...