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It is always important to be able to analyze properties and potential acquisitions/sales. My belief is most of the profit is made on the buy. I have an opportunity in real life and want to throw it out there. There wi...
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What does the BP community think about 1st lien HELOCs as a way to free up equity in your primary home for investment purposes? If anyone has gone through the process, can you give any advice as to whether you recomme...
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I am a wanna be investor. I have done no deals. I've only seen a few homes with a realtor. The issue I'm having is that I am starting part-time and I travel quite a bit for my full-time job. So I can't see any homes d...
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Hi,
My
father purchased this 2-family house (R5 Zone) back in 1976 in Astoria Queens,
and just like many other landlords in NYC he rents out the
cellar/basement.
I've been reading
online the definition betwe...
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Looking for some advice on how to turn down tenant requests. I would like to consider myself a "great" landlord. I take care of problems immediately and always think "what if I was living there what would I like to s...
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If I have personal retirement funds in a self directed IRA right now, what options do I have for investing this in real estate? And can I use this money to invest in real estate for my own business (to fund rehab cos...
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Has anyone considered using a company like Curbio to flip houses? Curious if anyone has researched this before.https://www.curbio.com/