Jason K
Dealing with Freddie Mac
I am in contract on a owner occupied property with Freddie Mac. The agreed upon closing date is Nov. 25, there is a possibility that everything would be ready to go by Nov. 1st, the realtor mentioned a possible incen...
Anna Delos Santos
Paying one waterbill cycle as a gift for always paying rent early
Tenants are doing a great job of paying rent a week before it is due. Would it be beneficial to waive one of the water bills as an incentive and thank you to keep paying rent well in advance? Or would it be better to...
Kevin Connelly
House Hack In Baltimore
Hi There,I am looking to get my first property in 2019 in the form of a house hack. I have lived in Baltimore for two years. My intention is to house hack for a year, and then look into renting the property out and ke...
Greg Johns
Are the players on your "team" from different unaffiliated companies?
Hello all,I am about to jump back into real estate investing with the goal of purchasing turn-key rentals. I live in Cali, but will be investing out-of-state. As I begin to put together my "investment team" in each ...
Courtney Murray
Looking for agents input for finders fees
I spoke to an agent today in reference to a house we are interested in, and explained to her what being an investor is about as she asked.
She mentioned she has seen a couple of houses that are distressed, and knows ...
Daniel Feldman
Flips: How have you improved staying On-Budget and On-Time
BPers,We have traditionally done a good job of staying on budget and on time with our flips, but our last couple of projects have definitely pushed us to a point where we need to implement some new strategies to impro...
Gustavo Gonzalez
Is RUBS worth a good idea? Central California Apartment
Wondering if anyone has any input on implementing RUBS for their property. I'm soon to close escrow on a 45 unit building in Central California (Bakersfield) and of course I'm looking to reduce expenses so I'm consid...
Guillermo Oyola
Bonus for contractor
What are your thoughts on giving a contractor a bonus for finishing a job well ahead of schedule and not going over budget? This is someone that I want to continue to work with and build a relationship. They also are ...
Matt R.
Facebook to build 1500 apartments for general public
Facebook to build 1500 apts to go along with it's 1 mil sqft office expansion. I guess they are trying to be good citizens. 20% for low to mid income folks. What do you think?http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-answ...
Jithesh Prabhakar
Any incentive program for rehabbing abandoned or foreclosed properties in PG County, Maryland?
We are about 8 months into this field and this will be our first project. We have a wholesale deal under contract, hoping to close in the next 10 days.
The property is located in Landover, Prince George County, Mary...