Kurtis Green
Baltimore: New Landlord Info
Good Afternoon BP,I have begun the process to learn and develop real estate investment strategies, and am interested in starting with rental properties in the Baltimore area. I was hoping that anyone that has become a...
Roseann Koefoed
Outrageous Water Bills
I'm under contract to buy 32-units in the southwest suburbs of Chicago (by far my biggest purchase). This particular town is pulling water from an adjacent river and the resultant water bills are off the charts, almo...
Rachel Schlabach
Pros/Cons of landlord *choosing* (gasp!) to pay all utilities
Choosing to pay utilities seems antithetical to most advice I've heard, but hear me out.My husband and I just bought our first investment property. I am a nurse, he is a surgical resident. As the one with more free ti...
Brad P.
Self Storage Property Evaluation
Hello All-I’ve been reading these forums for quite some time but just had the need to join recently: I’m looking to buy my first commercial investment property and would like some advice or guidance on the deal I’ve b...
Carlos Simmons
$400k to Invest. What would you do?
Will be cashing out soon from a company buyout. I will end up with about $400K cash after taxes. My first impulse is to purchase 4 $200k homes with $100k down on each and rent them out. The thinking behind that is ...
Patrick McCracken
Does A Cash Out Refinance Make Sense For My Situation?
Hi all,
Trying to slowly build our buy and hold portfolio in Buffalo NY to eventually allow rental cash flow to replace my W2 salary. Right now I own 2 duplexes. One was a personal residence that we bought about 10 y...
Carloz Gil
Advice on credit score.
Alright BP, I got a personal one you. So my wife and I got married recently and given the obvious financial circumstances we had to use credit cards for our wedding etc etc etc.My credit score is not bad but I'd like ...
Account Closed
Top 5 Reasons Middle Class New Yorkers Are Moving
Middle class New Yorkers are relocating to cities like Charlotte, Dallas, Austin, Atlanta and other cities that provide a decent quality of life for their families at lower cost. Here are the top five reasons: 1. Ho...
Syed Khan
Selling cost
If I am a real estate agent and I am looking to sell my first rehabbed house, how much should I account for selling cost for a property that's worth $204,000 after repair?
Derek Smith
Mortgage Interest
I know that you may deduct mortgage interest paid back to a loan, so I'm curious to know is the interest paid back 100% deductible or only a portion?