Ben Clinger
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency and my first house hack
Hi,I just wanted to make everyone aware of what I believe to be an underutilized housing program available to first time homebuyers, veterans, and college grads in ohio.The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) offers di...
Kevin Hamblin
Avoid Limiting Your Buying and Selling Options. There are hundreds of ways to purchase Properties. Your Exit Strategy Depends on HOW You Purchase it
Be Careful of the advice you get from people on BP. There are hundreds of ways to purchase and sell a home.If you are buying the home to live in. That opens up a lot more opportunities than if you are purchasing it ...
Justin Teal
First Time Buyer Advise
Multiple Questions in here.My girlfriend and I are looking to begin our real estate investing career. We currently rent an apartment and are either considering a Duplex or a single family home. My preference is duplex...
Curtis Lewis
Does Appreciation Add to Equity in a Refinance?
Let's say I buy a home for 100k with a 20k down payment. A year later that same home is now worth 150k and I have since put 10k into the principle on the loan.Would I now have 80k in equity?If i refinanced, would i be...
Mike Grabowski
To build or not to build
Hey guys, first time poster. I have city lot just outside of Guelph Ontario. About 48' of frontage and about 100' deep. Probably worth about 120-150k. Not sure if I should build on it or sell? It is an eclectic stree...
Gary Dezoysa
What is a realistic minimum to become a private lender?
Hi,American ex-pat living in Thailand here. I've decided not to invest in Thailand for numerous reasons, and also feel sheepish about investing in the US from out of the country even with a local partner. But private ...
David Fritch
Hacking A Neighborhood???
Tonight our small investor group will start an open ended conversation about how to go about making an existing older neighborhood in our community into trendy and popular neighborhood with more of an urban identity. ...
Marquise Bailey-Dillard
looking to purchase a single family home
Hello, So back in 2020 my wife and I purchased a 2 family home. We did the BRRR method and house hacked. we lived in one unit and rented out the other. At the time this method was best for us because we both had recen...
Mike Nelson
New air conditioning system ideas for 100 year old single-family
I would like to have a new central air conditioning system installed for my 1,800 SF 100-year old single family victorian-style residence in Oak Park, IL. The home is a two-story, with a full basement and a full att...
Antonio Cypert
At what point can I buy my first property?
I've been saving my pennies and will be closing in on $10k saved in about 4 months. I've been thinking about this for a long time and the number I have had in my head is I need around $25k saved if I want to buy a pro...