Alex Silang
Worried about investing in a bad area (buy and hold)
I'm a newbie and 'd like to invest in the city of Worcester, MA, which is about an hour away from home. That's the only way I can make the rent/mortgage ratio work. I've also heard good things from 2 separate inve...
Bienes Raices
At what point to begin advertising and showing the rental?
Do you wait until the rental is completely renovated to begin showing it to applicants?
Brian Adams
Investing the security deposit.
Hello BPers. This is my first post. I have been looking tirelessly for good forums with some real life lessons on landlording/property management straight from the trenches, and this has been the best site I've foun...
Johnoson Crutchfield
totally unprepared; when rental property catches on fire
I've been adding units so fast that I don't know what to do when a rental property catches on fire. I have a house that has caught on fire and could use some moral support and some steps to take starting now. total ...
Roxie Kim
Evictions on an 8 unit property
Hello,I am currently in escrow for an 8-unit "C" property in Central California and was hoping someone could help me with something. I received the property's one-year P&L statement today and there were a lot of l...
Jamie Cox
Knee deep in potential short sales w/o short sale experience
Last weekend I put out a load of bandit signs around the Vegas valley. I'm noticing the type of leads I'm getting has began to shift drastically. Many of the people I have spoke with through-out this week I cannot hel...
Sartaj G.
Loan options for commercial retail property
Hi All,I am looking to buy a retail commercial property and looking for options for loan. I am planning on putting down 30% and take loan on the rest. I have invested in residential RE so far and understand financing ...
Stephen Anthony
1925 apt building, galvanized steel - Run or Quantify the risk?
I'm very close to starting my first deal. Purchasing a multi-family property in the $200-350k range. I've identified a >10 unit property that has moved to the top of my list. Positives: $18.5k a unit, at least 1...
Account Closed
Owner Occupy Question
I have a duplex I am considering putting an offer on. The only problem is we want to do an FHA loan with owner occupy. There are currently tenants in both units and the their leases expire in July. They are long te...
Jackie Lange
The Strangest Thing You Ever Saw?
As a real estate investor you see all kinds of really WEIRD stuff.
I remember inspecting an attic for a house i was thinking about buying. It was full of HAY. Yes Hay.. like in straw! The owner needed more insul...