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For those who don't know, I joined BP yesterday, and have only even considered REI in the last week or so.
So, I was thinking of starting with something I can play around with that wouldn't hurt too bad if I ...
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Hi Everyone,I've been researching home renovation loans (FHA 203K and Fannie Mae Homestyle Renovation Loan [which I recently discovered]) for my first, owner-occupied property in Los Angeles and wanted to know which h...
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One of the aspects of the real estate industry that interests me is the abundance of niches. I'm excited by the different ways in which entrepreneurs can pursue opportunities in this industry. I'm interested in expl...
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I'm a newbie, who is looking to start with a buy and hold of vacation rentals. Being my first time, I've got a ton of things to figure out. One of them is property management fees. Property management fees seems ...
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So my wife and I have moved out of our old home about 3 months ago and sadly we are still the owners of that old home so needless to say I am paying 2 mortgages ( not fun ). I have an agent who brought me their clien...
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Looking to get ideas from the BP community on some new ammenity ideas for multi family properties, real out of the box stuff, not the run of the mill stuff like pool, gym, secure parking ......Would love to hear succ...
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We set our requirements and have interviewed so many people. I’m wondering if our requirements are too strict. The market is great. The house is awesome, great neighborhood. People want to live here. 3 families have o...
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Hello everyone!I need some suggestions on handling a property manager dishonest practices and embezzlement. After a detail review of last year's statements issued by the property management agency in control of my 8 ...
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Hey BP folks, looking for suggestions on best smart lock and security system (w/cameras) for a new STR I’ll be acquiring. I’ll be self managing from afar so I’ll need remote programming capabilities for both. After ...
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Greetings,
We have an investment property that is not officially unencumbered, we borrowed money from a family member a few years ago, we were supposed to make payments but have not been able to, the family i...