Guy Cardinale
Advice for house hacking in a high price area
Hi all! Looking for some advice on house hacking. House hacking seems to be the best way for my first investment, but I am a little nervous about the prices in my area. It looks like the low average is around 600-700k...
James Austin
Anyone else have these issues?
I have been at this for about six months now, and I know I have made numerous mistakes, I market to sellers, I put the house under contract, I put the house out to my buyers and if they don't want it then it goes out ...
Jose Linares
Multi-Family Investing & Self-Directed IRA's
Happy Sunday BP community! I am currently working towards my first small, multi-family investment (5-10 units) and would like to use a Self-Directed IRA for this first property. As I compare fee schedules between se...
David Weintraub
Borrowing Through a Land Trust
I have a borrower who asked me if he could "borrow in the name of a 'land trust'..." He briefly explained some of the nuances, and when I asked him why he did this he said, "It protects us a little better than a LLC.....
Andrew Varney
When *exactly* is the 2 year mark to avoid cap gains?
My wife and I closed on a Condo Jan 19, 2017. Since then, it's appreciated ~120k (Seattle market + some renovations). I've read time and again that if we are live in owners for 2 years, there isn't capital gains upon ...
Luis Valdez
Questions regarding Credit Score & Real Estate
Hey BP nation,How do you raise your credit score?How do I get rid of hospital bills on my credit?Whats the score you need to have in order to get approved for the best interest rates?How many times does your credit sc...
Micah Franklin
Bandit signs!!!.
Hello everyone This is my first time Making a Discussion, and it pertains to the work involved to post bandit signs. I'm a new wholesaler in training and the methods makes sense but I want to make sure if I'm doing th...
Chris Daliani
Multi-Family % Down
Hello All,A friend of mine is purchasing his first investment property. It is a 4 family property about to go under contract for 350k.I am wondering if it is wise to put down 20% or the minimum of 3.5%. He will be own...
Ed S.
New Member from Indianapolis, Indiana
Hello BP. I'm new to the site. I learned about BP from the BP Podcast. I have been going through the podcasts for the last three weeks and have listened to episodes 13-37. Josh and Brandon have done a fantastic job...
Marc M.
No Bids at the Sheriff's Sale....How Do I Buy An REO?
Hello BP,I have been attending the weekly sheriff's sale in Detroit (Wayne County, MI) to learn the ropes and recently saw two properties I was interested in have their deeds called, but there were no investors who wa...