Antonio Bodley
Does my home value count just as much?
If I was a cash buyer, would my home estimate of the house I want to buy matter just as much as another cash buyer looking at that same house? Let's say I see a house I want to buy and resell to another cash buyer. I...
Beau Blinder
First Time Using Rental Agents in Boston as a Landlord
Hey guys,I've been wrapping up the work my place needed and have been testing the waters with getting it rented. Thus far, I've been posting on craigslist, but quickly found that my time was being wasted by a lot of t...
Elke Cardella
Areas around Baltimore
I am looking to invest in the greater Baltimore area - probably two houses in the $200k - $300k range. I'm not looking to renovate or buy wholesale/foreclosure or any other discount option. I'm looking for a good deal...
Jonna Weber
Mysterious "knock" coming from an interior wall
I've had an issue in a condo I manage for a couple of months and after much trial and error, I thought I'd check with BP to see if anyone might have an idea what might be going on. The condo is a newer unit (2004) on...
Joshua Lyon
Military Veteran financing options
Hello fellow BP members,
I currently own a single family home in Colorado Springs that's been a great rental the last couple of years. I bought it using the VA loan and put very little down on it. I lived there long ...
Jacob R.
First home, plan to turn into rental in 2-5 years
Good Evening BP,First, I would like to lay out the scenario, and then list the questions below. Not sure if it matters but I’m a single male in Dallas, TX with a steady salary. I am planning on getting into REI, but ...
Franky Davis
100K a year of personal capital to invest! What would you do??
Hello to all! I'm new to the forum and am loving it thus far. Kind of a generic title to the post. However, I am interested to hear what the veterans/other newbies would do with my situation. I'm going to be coming ou...
Peter Jetson
Cash or Finance: which is best if you have the cash?
As I embark on this RE journey, I see on the forum that most people take it for granted that financing is the way to go. What if you have enough cash to purchase a property, are only getting deferred tax benefits from...
Lily Ardila
Vacation Rentals 1,000 miles away from primary residence?
Hi All!Currently looking to purchase our first vacation rental/second home with 10% down. We live in the metropolitan Washington DC area and as you can imagine, its pretty expensive to really pay 10% on anything here ...
Yader Gomez
First investment advice in Orlando
Hello BP,I'm still a newbie at all this so please feel free to recommend any reading material to get me started. Long-term I would like to own multiple rental properties so this would be the first step.My girlfriend a...