Jessie Brown
FHA Loan and Owner Occupancy
I'm a Real Estate Broker here in North Carolina. I have a Real Estate client who purchased a home as an Owner Occupant using FHA financing. My client couldn't speak English and had to use an interpreter to close the...
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Investment Property: Duplex and monthly mortgage payments
I have a client who we have recently preapproved and is looking to purchase a duplex for an investment and some cash flow to come in.
I did the rental surveys on a couple properties and compared it to the monthly pay...
Charlie Aghadiuno
Commercial Real Estate For Beginners
Hi yall... Long timer lurker, first time poster. I am a real estate agent / investor here in the Greater Austin Area. I have been doing residential for the past 4 years and average about 50 deals a year. I have recent...
Andrew Major
Due Diligence and Real Estate Ethics
So I have a New York State (Jefferson County) house with agreed upon price between my agent and the sellers. However the other agent is dragging her feet on getting us the purchase contract returned with signatures. S...
Stephen Rinaldi
5% down 2-4 Unit Owner Occupied Conventional Loan~ House Hacker Special
We have been blessed to serve a a ton of Bigger Pockets clients and the biggest challenge we have with house hackers is the FHA Self Sustainability test.. 75% of the overall rent has to cover the PITI.. with rates whe...
Dan Clark
itemized list of contractor material & labor costs
I have just rehabbed a home in San Antonio, TX. I will be selling this home soon. It is now under contract. I did not use a GC for this rehab. I had my RE agent act as the project manager. The problem I have is that ...
Jason Malabute
tax prep and accounting cost
Hey BP Community,
I’m curious about how much other real estate investors are paying for their tax preparation services and accounting. Specifically:
1. Tax Prep Costs: What are you typically paying for tax pr...
Daniel Cooper
Real Estate Agent AND Financial Advisor HYBRID -- thoughts?
Hello everyone,I'm considering leaving my company and going independent as a Financial Advisor. With experience as a Mortgage Banker in my past, I naturally have real estate conversations with my clients and think I ...
Richie Thomas
Long-Distance Rehabbing- How To Remotely Shop For Materials?
I'm reading @David Greene's book "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing", and am learning a ton from every page. One strategy that he mentions for avoiding getting ripped off by contractors is to shop for and purchase ...
James You
ADU (garage) conversion permit in East LA
Hi BP community,Not sure if this is the right forum category to post about this topic since it is something only locals in LA could give advice for.So my client is buying a home with a garage unit that has been conver...