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I am finally in the place where I am ready to start investing in real estate! I have been analyzing deals for both Philadelphia, PA (where I live) and Rochester, NY (where my boyfriend lived pre-covid, and owns a hous...
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Good morning everyone. I'm stuck in a couple of financial structural issues that I was hoping someone could help me attempt to resolve.
I have 2 duplexes; one I live in with the other unit rented out and the other's ...
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Hi all,I live in Santa Monica and am looking to buy my first investment properties before the end of the year. Ultimately, I would love to scale to a large portfolio over 10 years, but to get started, I want a fixer m...
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Should I build a duplex, triplex, quad, etc., for house hacking, or should I invest in a multi-family property and renovate it into apartments? I know many variables exist, but I am conflicted about whether to build o...
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Hello BP community,
I'm currently in the process of potentially purchasing a multifamily property, and the seller has indicated they're open to seller financing. This is an intriguing opportunity for me, but I'd like...
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If you were to choose; to renovate your existing house (complete knock down) to add more rooms and value to the house (with no additional doors to add to the property)? OR wait for the housing market correction and i...
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Hi BP San Diego. Thank you to everyone in the forums as I have learned a lot from reading all of your experiences and contributions! I am working on my first investment property in Bay Park and I was hoping to get the...
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I have an opportunity to purchase a piece of land next to my in-laws. I want to purchase the land and build a two story single family that could be converted into a two unit at a later date. Plus, we want to put a gra...
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Please forgive me, I am not an expert with this type of analysis!
My question is.. Should I buydown the mortgage, or not?
This is a 30-year fixed, 25% down, investment property.
The non-buydown in...
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Hi everyone, I recently purchased my first property in Los Angeles. I paid 800k for a 4 bedroom newly renovated house thats around 1700 sqft and includes an additional 400 sqft detached ADU in the back that I am renti...