Katie L.
mini-motel room opportunity in Bakken oil region?
Hello
I have some questions about investing in the USA and would like forumites’ opinions. I have been researching the opportunities in the US for some time now. I live in Australia.
My friend and I both found an in...
Kevin Mosier
Disappointment right before closing (inspections/roof issues)
So we're about to close on an 8-unit apartment building at $250K, no money down and seller-financed at 6%, 5-year term, 30-year amort. The plan was to fix it up, normalize rents, and refi out with a standard banknote ...
Daniel Vazquez
Is Real Estate investing without money real?
Hi,I've heard tapes, seminars and blah, blah, blah, about this particular subject but I've never really seen step by step with actually company names and contact information.
Abbas Jamal Eddine
Renting a room in primary residence
Hello BP! My wife and I are thinking about renting one of the rooms in our house to one of my really good friends (my best friend) in Georgia. But I had a few questions:1) Would that increase my monthly insurance? I w...
Gregory Greene
Best Cities to buy a multi family property in Arizona
Hi, I am looking to invest in my first property in AZ. I am currently in California. I am looking into AZ because it’s a less expensive market and I’ve been to Vegas but never been to AZ so i wanted at least check it ...
Brendan M.
Flexible Tenant Selection Criteria?
I've got two vacancies coming up in the next two months and as of right now I don't have any formal written tenant screening criteria. My price range tends to attract a decent number of tenants with bad histories (cri...
Steve R.
Purchasing cheap properties with unfixable issues for cash flow
Hi BP! I have been going back and forth over this issue.I am currently looking at a 3/2 SFR in a decent neighborhood that that I can pick up very cheap but it has sloping floors. It sits on post and piers with a crawl...
Heather S.
Landlord Won't Make Repairs, Selling House "As Is", What to Do?
Hey everyone! I'm in a bit of a jam and wondering if you could offer any advice.We rent a single family home that we only just moved into late last year. A few months later the landlord advised he was selling the hous...
Salim Katach
Any advice on updating this bathroom?
Hey All,
Id love some input on what you guys think I should do to this bathroom. Its a buy and hold rental. This is 1 unit of a duplex. The other tenant is paying $700/month so I can probably get the same amount in r...
John Williams
Real Estate Myths
What is something that you thought was true about the real estate industry / investing, but turned out to be different / not true once you actually gained the experience?