Tabitha Bean
Rental needs emergency repairs, personal DTI too high for personal loans
My novice status will show here...I recently purchased a 4-unit multi-family property in Washington, DC. Though this has seriously boosted my net worth, it has stuffed my cash flow into the trash.I have a significant ...
James Wise
NAR Lawsuit Settled! Offering Buyer Agent Commissions in the MLS now Illegal!!!
The NAR settled all of their lawsuits for $418 million today. Lots of stuff to dig through in regards to all of it, but the biggest takeaway and change to the industry is that fact that buyer agent commission can no l...
Nick Wiswell
Newbie California investor looking to B&H out of state (Milwaukee?)
Hi everyone,I'm a mid-twenties engineer out of the SF Bay Area.I've been lurking the site for a few months as I've mulled the "Real Estate Option" - we're getting to that phase of the boom-bust cycle that I'm just not...
Elijah Wichers
Is using PMI good for real-estate investors to lower down payment
Hello, I have been researching loans and financing options and discovered that many lenders will let borrowers put a lot less than 20% down on a property, given that they get PMI. Now, this sounds great for investor...
Ibrahim Hughes
Rehab Journal: Joralemon St. Project (Ride Along)
Good morning folks! I'm starting a rehab journal to assist those new to rehabs and give them a bird's eye view of the rehab process from A to Z. We've been in business (collectively) for over 20 years so we've learne...
Adam Gerig
West Coast Investors where do you buy??
Out of curiosity where do you West Coasters spend a majority of your investing dollars? We've got probably about 20-25 owners out of California and I know the majority of the reasoning is that they can't buy diddl...
Jennifer Jackson
Potential tenant has bad credit and a DWI
I recently met a potential tenant that I fell in love with. Very sweet personality and she was excited about the uniqueness of the property. I checked her credit score and it was not great (595), has a history of some...
Account Closed
Crawl Space Moisture/Condensation
I'm working on a rehab for rental and pulled up the flooring (vinyl floor and carpet) and noted there was a ton of moisture (wet) in the existing wood floor. The house when I bought had been vacant with utilities shu...
Jeremiah B.
Buying Site- and City-unseen
So, my wife and I have run into an investing dilemma that we'd like to ask for some help on.
What are your thoughts on buying a house where we 1) have never seen the house and 2) have never been to the city? We woul...
Ana Klein
Rehab Newbies looking for a partner
My husband and I are looking to do our first Rehab and flip in WI. I am a CPA and he is a very handy ( has done work for others and also updated our old home where we turned a 65k net profit, which we invested into a ...