Sheree H.
One year recap. What to do now?
Hello BP! I'm sitting here with a sprained ankle, Business Planning for Dummies, and nothing to do but think. It's nearing one year since I joined BP, and so much has happened. I feel like I'm a different person. In f...
Victor Morgan
Buying As-Is Short Sale: Needs Roof, can't find insurance
I've been reading these forums for several months and would like to thank the members for sharing their expertise. I have learned a great deal about real-estate investing and operating a rental.
The home I am...
Jameel Jason
New investor - multifamily properties in cash flow markets
Hi everyone,
I live and work in San Francisco, CA. I am new to the buying and selling world of real estate. As a strategy, I am thinking about owning multifamily properties (out of state). As a starter, I am lookin...
Steve Sellers
[Dallas-Ft. Worth] Do renters really care about having HOA?
I am a buy and hold investor focused in DFW area. I look for SFHs generally meeting these criteria: (1) great school district (Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Rockwall etc), (2) low tax rate 2-2.2%, (3) No HOA. I know the va...
Vincent Crane
Texas - No income tax, but higher property tax. Worth it?
Most states have a 6% income tax, so if someone is earning $100,000 per year, that's $500 per month. If you're a real estate investor in Texas with multiple properties, there is a higher property tax. Is it worth it? ...
Brendon W.
Comp Adjustments for Pittsburgh Area
I'm sure this question has been asked 1000 times on this site at this point, but I'm wondering if anyone has some market specific insight for the Pittsburgh Area.
I'm trying to run some comps on a single family home ...
Kristen L Garner
Housing Price Movement in 2023
Where do you invest? And where do you see that region's housing prices going in 2023?
Below is some research I have done -
The following are firms that are predicting that US home prices will fall in 2023:
Gol...
Jon Leidgen
One LLC for multiple properties or individual LLC’s
Do you form a new LLC/entity with each new property you buy or do you have one LLC/entity holding them all?
Paul Winka
How to avoid wasting time showing the house to buyers?
If I have a property under contract and I am marketing it (craigslist, REIAs, etc), what's the best way to handle all the requests to see the property on the inside? After all, it's not my house yet, and my seller wil...
Linda L.
What you should be concerned as 1st lien holder if there's 2nd loan?
Property appraisal value: 265K
Borrower's down payment: 79K
You 1st trust deed: 132K
Seller: 2nd trust deed: 70K
Two year balloon
In addition to the high combined loan to value, what e...