Dan L.
How much of a Covid discount would you need to purchase now?
I invest in a county that has a limited number of permitted vacation rentals - these properties trade at a premium and only make sense to purchase if you are going to run it full-time as a vacation rental so you aren'...
Tony Marcelle
Can I use earnest money deposit as leverage?
If I was to buy a house from someone who is asking for too much earnest deposit, could I lower my offer price to make up for the bigger earnest money deposit? Could I not just increase earnest money deposit from the n...
Whitney Blaine
Ethics in real estate
We bought a home 5 years ago. A total dive in a great area. It's been a great investment. One thing has always bothered me though. Nobody wanted the home because it needed so much work. The listing agent was frie...
Slade DiChiaro
Passive Real Estate Investments
I am interested in investing in a passive real estate fund such as FundRise or VNQ with Vanguard. I know that ETF REITs such as VNQ are more liquid, but does anybody have any insight or recommend using FundRise?
I...
Pierre Belanger
New Investor in San Jose and Northern California
Hello BP members,
My name is Pierre and I am currently living in San Jose. I have been exposed to the RE business all my life by uncles and family members doing multi-family b...
Rhonda Hart
VA Foreclosure and Vendee Loan Program
VA Foreclosure Listings: Once a property goes through foreclosure, it may be listed for sale. The VA may offer these foreclosed homes for sale through their Vendee program. Interested buyers, including the general pub...
Fouad Droubi
First investment house
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $260,000
Cash invested: $60,000
I bought it as my a personal home, but because I work overseas, I figured I will re...
Cody L.
Cracking down on wholesalign in Texas - Abbott signs SB 2212
Thoughts?Sale of Equitable Interests in Real Estate Clarified Governor Abbott Has Signed SB 2212SB 2212 amends Chapter 1101 to codify the clarifying changes to TREC rules regarding sale of certain equitable interests ...
Mark Ferguson
Does anyone have a minor in real estate or taken masters in real estate courses?
I wrote an article on my blog about real estate degrees. I am wondering if anyone has a minor in real estate or taken masters in real estate courses. I'm wondering what Kind of Info they teach.
Dan Bowe
How common are $2m all-cash offers these days?
I'm bidding on a 40 unit complex in the Midwest. Asking price is $2mm.
Property is on the market for a short time. Broker asked for B&F offer by tomorrow and said that he has two all-cash offers around the asking...