Jen Anderson
Hassles of buying a Triplex in Oakland, California
Hi all,Was hoping for you some advice/answers to my many questions. I am planning on House Hacking by buying a Triplex in Oakland and then occupying 1 of the units, renting out the other 2. I found the perfect proper...
Benjamin Nelson
Using Heloc to buy multifamily
Im currently in the process of buying a 4 unit house with a heloc on my personally house. The heloc is a fixed rate however interest only for the first 5 years unless I choose to make additional principal payments. If...
Kevin S.
Minimum FICO score for new tenants
So I recently had my only tenant give notice, and am about to start the search for a new one. Just wanted to poll BP for what minimum FICO scores you require for applicants, I know this can be area specific, the prope...
Samuel Bavido
Wausau, WI Duplex; rehab, plus section-8
The Basics: Upper/Lower duplex in Wausau, Wisconsin. 1910 square feet, lower is 3 bed/1 bath, upper is 2 bed/1 bath. Built in 1900. Lower is currently rented for $550/month, upper is vacant. Neighborhood is borderline...
Bryan Sinkel
Overcoming the money hurdle
Hello!I became an official Real Estate Investor in March 2023 when I decided to keep my primary (at the time) and turn it into a rental. Real Estate Investing was always where I saw myself ending up - it was always a ...
Beau Walsh
Flip gone bad. Need advice please.
So I purchased a condo that I was going to live in flip. I did all the renovations and turned out great even after a few hiccups and came in on budget ($40k). But the hoa voted and passed special assessments to upgr...
Ruby Oliver
Newbie investor looking for a market.
I was wondering if Baltimore, MD was a good place to state wholesaling? I'm new and trying to figure out what market to pick. It looks like there are a lot of cashbuyers in that market. Would that make it hard to find...
Beth Blankenbicker
Tennessee or Ohio?
Hello. Haven't posted for a while. I'm still very new to investing and I was looking at both Tennessee and Ohio for a buy and hold or BRRR and I'm having difficulty deciding which one would be better to start with. Ca...
Joey B.
Supply and demand and feeling guilty
Hello BP,
First time poster! We are a military family that has picked up a few rental properties along the way. Our area was recently affected by Hurricane Michael and demand for housing SKYROCKETED!!! I previously h...
Andrew Magoun
30 yr or 10 yr fixed?
I own a property property outright and am looking to do a cash out refi of it. The property is in an LLC but is a single family. In talking with different local lenders I have two options:Option 1: 30 yr fixed rate at...