Richard Pennington
Multi family investing with an FHA in DC
Young 24 year old getting into a federal job within a year and I wanted some clarity before I moved way ahead of time on using an FHA loan for a Mutli family home, duplex, or even a 4plex. I understand the market in D...
Matthew MacDonald
Seller Will Not Negotiate
Good morning from sunny San Diego, Over the weekend I made an offer on an SFR that is currently on the market. The Seller's agent let me know that the Seller rejected my offer, and is not interested in negotiating th...
Nick Patel
how to sell REO property
Dear BP members,Recently we took back Vacant property (Deed In Lieu). Now we own this property and want to sell. 1. We have inspected inside and noticed lots of trash left by the previous owner. Should we clean out fi...
Account Closed
Thinking about doing FSBO
In a seller's market like we're in, this can save thousands of otherwise Forfeited Tax Free Home Equity in real estate commissions. What the average consumer is completely oblivious to is that after 2 yrs of homestea...
Kevin Wiley
Will people leave the Houston area? Where will they go?
I've seen all of the photos of Houston and of course I feel very badly for the people there. I have never been in a situation as bad as that and can only imagine the emotional and financial toll its taking on them...T...
Brittany Villamil
Airbnb Lessons via experience?
Does anyone have a few tips or things they wish they would have known etc before they started an Airbnb!? I will be starting one this summer and am curious if anyone has any cool “tricks” they’ve learned to get more b...
Brandon G.
Finding sold listings to learn a market
I hope this is the correct place to list this question....I'd like to start trying to look at sold properties in my area each day to get an idea of what prices things are going for. Other than the MLS does anyone hav...
Preston Schwartz
Are Real Estate Agents a Thing of the Past? (For Renting)
Hi All,This is my first post on here but I have been entrenched in real estate research and analysis for quite some time now. There is one question that I have been grappling with for awhile now that I would love to g...
Steve M.
Smoker Rehab: Keys to Success with Tobacco Smoke! (Before/After Pics)
This house was finished quite a while ago, and I meant to post a topic on this, but I completely forgot until I started going through some old photo's on the SD card.
Background of the House: 14 years old, original ...
Marc Estepa
In desperate need of good Property Management - Fayetteville, NC
Hello! Newbie here. I have two properties in Fayetteville, NC that I have had managed since 2005. Unfortunately, I have had the worst luck with property managers. One had worked for me for over 10 years and bled m...