Todd English
Nearing End of First Flip - Thoughts?
SO, my wife and I began our venture into investment real estate approximately 2 years ago with a buy and hold strategy. We decided this year to do our first flip. We bought it for $114,500, put about $50-55k into th...
Matt Liu
How to do Due Diligence on Apartment Building
I am buying my first apartment building this winter. Any tips on how to do due diligence? I've seen every unit now with a contractor. We went over the exterior and mechanicals too. Should I hire anyone special for ...
Kenny Simpson
Pre-payment penalty TRAP DSCR loans
Many new and experienced real estate investors will FALL into the pre-payment penalty TRAP and it might really bite them in the A$$ or cost them on future deals. Going through the last 2008 real estate crash many peo...
Tal P.
Buying an house without a realtor
Hi,I am trying to but house to live around Boston area and I'm not sure if I need a real estate agent for that. I don't have much experience but I did get a MA real estate licenses but I have never used that. I am try...
Keong Kam
House Hacking in Bay Area @>$1M!!!!
Hello BP!I live in bay area and I am looking to see if I can house hack on a quad-plex. I am mainly looking in San Jose, Santa Clara area, and I know I know... super expensive, but worth looking right?I don't think at...
Mark Sacandy
Paying Off a Mortgage With An Inheritance
At great personal cost, it appears that my wife and I will be receiving an inheritance sufficient to pay off our house and possibly allow me to retire very soon. What are the tax implication of such a transaction? W...
Robert Steele
Collin County Tax Protest Informal Review
A heads up for anyone going to McKinney to talk to the appraisers concerning your tax notice. They are in rare form this year, really trying to screw residents out of every last penny they can.They are using comps fro...
Account Closed
REO investing
Hi, I had a couple of questions,
I am thinking of trying my hand at becoming an REO agent. I will be getting my NC real estate license next month and working as an agent. While I am doing that I want to be investing ...
Yolanda Smith
Did you know SEC Investment Offerings Securities Restrictions Have Relaxed?
I recently found out that the SEC investment offerings restrictions have lightened up. We can now solicit our investment opportunities to the general public without registering SEC or state regulatory agency. Here...
Sean Laney
Successful HELOC Loan Experiences
Hi BP Community, can you tell me how you have used your HELOC loans successfully to grow your portfolio/cash flow? What was the scenario/payback structure/ and result on cashflow? I would love to hear about your succe...