Patrice Reynolds
Finance a property or pay cash
I have starting capital and I'm still a bit unclear when I should pay cash to purchase a property or put a mortgage on it so my initial costs are lower. Is there a rule of thumb?
Aubrey Laflamme
Looking for my first investment
Hi everyone!My husband and I are looking to invest in real estate by the end of 2022. He is a veteran and our current house is solely under his name. I have never bought a house so I believe I do qualify for an FHA lo...
Koen Ballantine
Owner financed but needs eviction
Hello bp community! i am a 20 year old investor in mass that has found a duplex for 120k, it has been updated in the top floor and the outsides look great and i am scheduling to go see it. The problem is the top tenet...
Michelle Lee
Buy rental from parents as primary residence
Hi, does anybody have suggestions for the best way to minimize taxes for this? My parents have a rental property, owned free & clear, that they want to sell to me. They want the money as a lump sum instead of mont...
Yahir Amat
Eviction in Connecticut
Anybody else having a difficult time evicting tenants in Connecticut? My lawyer has taken forever and I still have people living free.
Sandra Helena Holtz Ivarsson
(TX) what liens to avoid at the auction
I'm about to attend my first auction and have been researching the available list for the next event. How do I research liens and which ones "fall of" and which ones "stick" with the property post auction? any other g...
Valerie Post
North Dakota Commerical Loan Downpayment--25%?!
Hello, BP crowd! I am looking for financing for purchasing my first rental property and am looking for a fixed APR (no arms, balloons, or anything else that will go *pop*). I was told by a lender that they required 25...
Roarke Van Brunt
Multifamily Price Evaluation in the time of Rent Moratoriums
I have been looking at small (1-4 unit) multifamily deals in Portland Oregon for the last year or so. When doing do diligence I have frequently been running into expense and income reports that show large sections of...
Ben Pepin
Qualifying for Mortgage while Active Duty
I have been in the navy for about 3 months now. I joined the navy as a way to save money and use the benefits to help me begin investing in real estate. My original plan was to wait till after the end of my contract i...
John Matthew Johnston
Lost commercial land use because property sat vacant?
We bought a house last year, a commercial duplex with a 1500 sft attached garage. Apparently because it’s a residential neighborhood and the property sat vacant for over a year it reverts back to a residential land us...