We are looking to buy our first rental. We are starting very small (with a condo) as we both have separate careers.  We also unfortunately can't run around to find "the deal of the century" where we would make tons of...

Hello BP Community,Wanted to throw a  scenario out there, to see how realistic or easy/difficult it would be to obtain financing from a bank on a commercial multifamily property, or discuss possible work arounds.Exper...

Long story short (details to come if need be). I had a sudden need to move 80 miles away. Right off the bat I lucked out and found a house that was very close to my ideal home, and the seller wants to do seller fin...

Hello! We are new homeowners, new to this site and have just started on the path of REI. We bought a house in Mt. Washington (Pittsburgh) in June 2017 through a Fannie Mae HomeStyle Renovation Loan.  We first made an ...

I posted on the multi-family forum a month or so ago regarding the multi-family 50+ unit market heating up. We've lost out on many offers from buildings ranging from 20-150 units. I've been mainly focused on Cinc...

Hey everybody!I have a been a member for a while now and introduced myself several years ago.  However, I am in the Military and with several deployments taking priority, I was unable to really start the process to be...

Hello all at BP, My name is Kyle and I just received my M.A. in Education, teaching PE in the Bay Area in California. I am highly debating taking a job offer to teach in the San Diego area. After lurking on BP for a m...

Hi, my name is Mark, and I'm currently a student at UF, in Gainesville, FL

For a couple months now, I've been toying with the idea of purchasing a house in Gainesville, since it's a great time to buy, and I'll be in ...

Hello Everyone,

I have been reading this forum for a while and have found it immensely helpful. I am considering putting a multifamily property under contract and would like some third party fly by opinions.

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So, I've reached out (given my 810 credit score and shared my income, low debt, etc.) to various lending companies and brokers and learned that nobody "pre-qualifies." They all suggest going straight for "pre-approva...