Ruben Aguirre
Can CMA's be trusted
My wife and I are looking at our first real potential purchase to begin investing. I don't know if I'm experiencing all the F.E.A.R. (false evidence appearing real) that comes with the first deal, but I can't seem to...
Maricela Lugo
What animal would you describe yourself and why?
Ok, Here's a crazy question: What animal would you describe yourself and why?
I guess I'll go first.
I would say Monkey- I love jumping around, playful, curious, and notice a great opportunity and grab it.
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Jack B.
Full year of renting out before I 1031 a previous rental?
I lived in the house for 1.5 years, then rented it out for 3 years and lived in it again for about a year then rented out again but not a full year yet. Do I need to rent it out again for a full year before 1031 excha...
Chelsy C
do I need to replaced all galvanized steel water plumping pipe?
from your experience if replaces the steel pipes to copper pipes, would that help to increase the property value or is it worth to do so? I have a crawlspace.
Jeff Campbell
Biggest Pet Peeves When Dealing With A Wholesaler
I would love to hear some insight from buyers about what they feel like wholesalers could do better. I have been wholesaling full time for about 20 months and continue to try and get better everyday. How do you feel w...
Robert Lorenz
If you HAD to get a deal in 30 days or less...
If you absolutely had to make a deal in 30 days or less, and you had only $200 and no previous marketing in the area.... how would you do it? Door knocking? Bandit signs? Flyers? All of the above?Direct mail seems t...
Peace Lily
Headache! House closing in one week but Reno won't finish by then
Dear BP members - My house is closing in one week but the Seller-paid contractor renovation possibly won't finish by the closing date. What should I do? The RE agent said that "we could close(change heating units) and...
Alice Huang
Different types of mortgage programs
Hello everyone,
Especially the mortgage brokers. Understand there are many different loans and would like a deeper understanding if this is correct?FHA --> non-traditionalVA --> non-traditionalConventional -...
David Beasley
Should you get a Multi-Family under contract first with a HML ?
If you are considering to use a Hard Money Loan, should you get the property under contract first then reach out to lenders, or should it be the opposite reach out first to a Hard Money lender then get the property un...
David Ivy
April 2022 Austin Market Update
Inflation is sitting around 8.3%:
Mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been in well over a decade, with a 30-year fixed sitting around 5.25% for prime borrowers:
The median single-family home in Austin is now ...