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Happy Thanksgiving BP Community, looking into nuances of 203k loans and it seems like you can use construction funds for adding on, curious if anyone has had experience adding an ADU, or converting garage into studio,...
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Hey members,
Would anyone have any suggestions on affordable skip tracing methods I can use? I’m a newbie getting started and I have managed to get a list of about 5000 vacant properties in the Yonkers, NY area. I h...
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Hello,
My wife and I are considering a home purchase in Sumpter Landing within The Villages, FL to use as a STR. We are aware of the variance in demand for STR depending on the month/season but are hoping for more i...
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Hi All,I'm new to the forum and real estate investing. I have not done my first deal yet but am looking to combine a move with my first deal.I'm currently living just outside Raleigh North Carolina and want to be clos...
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Hi everyone,I am a newbie to real estate trying to learn the ropes and make a life change for financial freedom and to be able to spend more time with the wife and kid.I am currently stationed at Buckley AFB, Colorado...
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I have a lead from a friend on a vacant house next to him. He said it is a bank foreclosure but I can't find anything online or any signs on the property. I skiptraced it , but the owner is deceased. How can I find ...
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I want to buy a house and move my family to Spain for 1-2 years. Currently self-everything two multi-family buildings in Cincinnati and own a home in Cincinnati. Most of our capital is tied up in the properties we hav...
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I'm going to my first Sheriff's sale next week just to see how things are run. But before I go I want to do my homework as if I were going to purchase a property.
So my question is does anyone here have any experi...
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I have seached and searched and cannot find the answer to my questions. I have been trying to locate preforeclosures here in Austin via the courthouse. Everytime I get anyone on the phone or via the internet at the co...
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When you have found a potential deal and you are getting ready to make an offer, part of the calculation for that offer has to include the necessary repairs to either bring that property to its potential retail value ...