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Hello everyone. I'm currently in the process of refinancing my home and planning to get a pre approval so I could start looking for my first rental property. Is it a good idea to get pre approved for OOS investing whi...
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This may have been addressed previously, but I will state it here anyway. Please be aware of any potential tenants who rush you to make a decision on their applications. If they call you five or six times a week an...
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Hi fellow BP members,I've been looking at Detroit for out-of-state investments for rentals and flips. The other discussions recommend finding honest crew in Detroit, who can take good care of my homes and inform me of...
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Morning y'all! So I've been starting to analyze a few properties to buy my first small multifamily, and I noticed something odd about one in particular. It's a 4-unit located in SE Virginia with an asking price of $1...
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Hi Everyone,
I have a question I was hoping some members could shed some light on for me. I own a few rentals that I purchased with investment loans that I will soon be converting into short term rentals. When I do...
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Hi All, I'm considering purchasing an REO for a primary residence. I've looked at the sale history, and this particular property had an opening bid of 175k, didn't sell, and is being marketed at 345k. I have a few...
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Hello BP! I'm looking for some creative seller finance proposals to present to an owner who said he was willing to review the offer if it included a large non-refundable deposit.
The situation...
The property: a 3 b...
Hi all,New investor here. I live in CA and had already had some reservations about becoming a landlord in CA due to horror stories from co-workers about how tenant sided the laws are and having those reservations conf...
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In the past week, my business partner has had several inquiries for private money, non-bank loans from people overseas. One inquiry came from Europe, one from Kenya, and another from India. In all of these cases, the ...
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Hello,
I own a class A single family home and my property manager has been trying for a week now to complete the screening process for a prospective tenant who applied to rent my house. My manager has not been able t...