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Hello everyone, I am in the process of buying my first real estate investment property and I am hoping to gain some insight into a particular situation that I have found myself in today.A little information about the ...
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There has been a lot of talk of people moving out of California. To this effect, the Los Angeles Times has an article that goes by the subject "High taxes be damned, the rich keep moving to California". Has anyone rea...
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I recently (late Sept. 2018) purchased a duplex in FL. The property was fairly run down, i.e. overgrown yard, the occupied unit has window coverings consisting of aluminum foil and/or bed sheets/blankets, additionally...
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Hello BP,
I am having difficulties renting out my property in the winter. I have had two applications. It is a couple, one has a good credit, almost hits the income required, good credit score. Her Boyfriend isn't th...
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I have a 4 unit deal that I am currently analyzing. From what the seller has told me and provided me with, it seems to be a good deal. I've used the BP calculator but it doesn't pencil out all of the units the way I w...
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I signed up with a company to submit performing notes. I did submit a note but the seller did not accept the offer. I have since stated going on line and finding other places to submit. Is this the best way to go ab...
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So I originally thought using these types of database programs would require weeks of my time to get working for taking care of my organizations requirements for tracking all the stuff I need to track for creative rea...
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Just bought my first property in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, it's a four-unit built in 1850 my family and I plan to do an owner occupied unit with tenants in the other 3 units. The previous landlord seemed to have fo...
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Here are some before and after pictures of my current project.. Interior is basically done and I still need to paint and do some minor exterior work. Will also replace the windows and do some landscaping.. Got a steal...
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So right now I'm going for Petroleum engineering due to the fact that I work for an oil and gas company and I have a bright future with the company I work for that being said I'm purchasing my first rental property th...