Hi everyone,
I recently decided that its time to start looking for a house to buy. Ideally I want to buy a home that I can eventually turn into a rental. I am thinking 5-7 years out, maybe sooner depending, to turn...
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Good evening everyone! I'm super excited to have stumbled upon this website. I've been lurking for about a week, reading threads and then finally created an account the other day and it only took another day to decide...
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What are your suggestions for closing on a property with tenants in place. I am curious when you meet with them in the process and how that goes.
Regards
Harvey Greenstein
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What is some the best advice you have ever received, be it from BP, Mentors or Family?In Real Estate or In Life....
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Hi all, my wife and I are at odds. She has a family member who is looking to unload a second home that's worth roughly 400k. They would let us take over the remaining mortgage of 215k @3.75%. It needs some updates ...
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Hello everyone! My name is John Sheffer. I am from Eden NY, a small town about a half an hour south of Buffalo NY. I have no experience in real estate investing but am eager to learn. I have been working in the constr...
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Greetings. Following others, I thought I'd do a new member intro before posting anything substantive or asking questions in other areas. I'm Eric Yow, 34, from Clarksville TN, where my day job is practicing law. I ...
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Hello BP community! I am Josh from central Ohio (Marysville to be specific). I've been talking with my wife about getting into real estate investing for 5+ years but never pulled the trigger, now we are 35 yrs old a...
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can anyone give me some input on flipping properties? Initially it sounded like something I would be interested in trying, but the more I read the more it sounded like there would be a lot of strings, rules, and taxes...
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Okay...somewhat of a feeler post, to see if I am even close to being accurate, with my research.Currently looking in the Austin, TX and Boise, ID markets. I have selected these two based off of a few core criteria pr...