Aaron Hirshberg
Would You Pay Cash or Use a Loan for new 30k roof?
I'm putting on a new TPO roof on a commercial building, that has retail on the bottom and apartments on top.It's tempting to just pay it off in full with cash, but I'm wondering if I should get a loan instead and keep...
Damian Mathis
Probate Investing question
I'm interested in Probate investing. I am familiar with the closure of the estate court filing. My question is how do I find what property the deceased may have owned. I live in Denver if it helps. The closure of esta...
Evan O'Brien
Documentation to provide during loan process
Is there a difference between the type of documentation you need to provide to a lender when applying for a loan for a single family investment property as compared to a multifamily investment property? Any informatio...
Kyle Metzler
Optimal financing route for 1st investment property
Soon I will be pulling the trigger on my first investment property, most likely a 2-4 unit home. Is it more advantageous to finance with a 20% downpayment with savings via conventional loan, an FHA loan, using a heloc...
Jim K.
Calling on expertise of BP DIY community, PAINTING problem
Repainting a pantry in a very large duplex. I TSPed the walls up and washed them, and the top two layers of paint started coming right off as soon as I wet down the walls. The last two colors appear to be beige and th...
Shawn Morgan
Action Steps
So we took our first real active step. We sold our spacious home in the nice neighborhood and moved into a much smaller and cost effective home in a great location. I'm talking we moved two adults and two kids into ...
Adam Shindler
Avergae ROI for buy-and-holds
Question.I've started to purchase buy and hold properties off the MLS, targeting a COC return of about 12% and I was curious to see what others are expecting on their buy and hold investments? Is that ROI low, high, ...
Account Closed
An Important Goal
Hello BP family. I wanted to take the time to share one of my goals that I try to achieve on a daily basis. The goal is to "always have positive energy." I would define positive energy by always having an optimisti...
Elizabeth San Miguel
Our first Rental
When my husband and I got married 3 years ago, it left us with 2 residences. Since we kind of wanted to live together, we rented his out. We basically stumbled into this and have been making a profit ever since. Th...
Mark Beekman
"Paint" Asphalt Shingles?
Anyone have any experience in changing the color of the existing asphalt roof shingles without actually replacing them? Is there a special paint, stain, or sealant that'll do the trick? I'm looking to make a switch fr...