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I'm in the process of purchasing a home with the intent of moving into it in the next 2-3 years. Before that time I'd like to rent it out. I have a good bit of experience with rental property generally, but not so m...
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Hi, I bought my primary home a few months ago with only 5% down with a great interest rate. I just recently found out that my company is closing mid summer. I am currently looking for another job but most that are in ...
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Greetings, BP community! I'm Thomas, a lurking/potential RE investor from the Denver area. I work in telecom and have had a long-time interest in real estate investing but always thought it was out of reach. After lea...
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Quick question:Does anyone know what the laws in MA are regarding doing your own work on fix and flips, and when its mandated to have a licensed contractor? My father has been on the carpentry trade for almost 20 year...
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Hello BP Community,I’m working through structuring a creative real estate deal and am wondering if/how I can exchange the proceeds.. I bought a house with appx $120,000 of 1031 money + about $55,000 of additional fund...
I am hearing several different things about buying a second home with a VA home loan. Our first home we did with an FHA. We understand that with the VA home loan the property you purchase must be a primary residence. ...
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Hello all,So here's the situation, my wife and I have found a home that we would like to occupy and do a sort of live in flip, however we fully intend to live in the house for at least the next 2 years.The home is a F...
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Hello all,We currently own a 4 bed 2 bath primary residence that is valued at $425k. We would like to rent out our primary and buy a 2-4 unit multi-family owner occupy. I reached out to a lender and they stated that...
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Do I need to setup an LLC with the state that the property is in? For example the property being purchased is in Kansas; do I have to get a Kansas LLC? Thank you.
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I am looking into buying a multifamily on the MLS. The majority of what I have seen are already occupied by tenants. If I want to live in the property immediately after I buy, what is the best way to do this?Regards,