Ashley Sliwa
How to finance your first deal? What did you do?
Hey everyone, I am looking into real estate investing and curious to know, how you all financed your first deal? I am thinking of starting by flipping, but I do not have quite enough money to afford a 20% down loan. I...
Jordan Deaver
How do i find high quality tenants? HELP
I am currently a small time landlord. I have 2 properties for rent. Both 2 bed 1 bath. 900 sq. ft. . They are both newly remodeled, not top shelf but fairly nice. I had a bad tenant and now I am really desperate for g...
Robin Simon
Takeaways from STR Wealth Conference in Nashville this past Week
There was a great conference this past week STR Wealth Conference in Nashville, over a 1000 attendees and some great speakers in the STR industry. A lot of insightful conversations and speakers and despite the rough ...
Michael Hayworth
Some 1031 Exchange Questions
I've read some online resources but still have a lot of questions. Here is the first batch of questions:1. One intermediary my CPA recommended says this on their website:
[First, set up an account] "Second, via an e...
Hannah Krebs
Complete Overhaul on a 1976 Split-Level!
Hello All of BP!Yesterday we finally hit the listing milestone for a live-in flip that was a whole year in the making.We bought this 1976 split-level in a smaller town south of the Twin Cities in Minnesota last April....
Richard Michael
TAXES - Turbo Tax or Professional?
I am looking for a good tax accountant here in Phoenix, Arizona.Last year after talking to an older couple who are RE investors with over 10 properties, they gave me the confidence to use Turbo Tax. I have a pretty go...
Jacob Munson
House hacking in Denver and what areas to target
Me and my girlfriend (probably wife by that point) are planning a move to Denver most likely in early 2025 and are interested in house hacking as a means to save income and build a rental portfolio. I'd like to have s...
Nicole Heasley Beitenman
Rolling 401K into self-directed IRA with Equity Trust; good move?
Hey BP! I'm considering rolling my 401K from a company I left into a self-directed IRA with Equity Trust based on recommendations from several other investors. Has anyone here worked with Eq Trust before? Have you use...
Dean Baluch
Lender Can't Sell Loan - says I owe money AFTER Closing
I'm in a tricky situation with my first deal.I closed on an investment property in Georgia and about 10 days later the lender is saying that the deal violates a Fannie Mae guideline in that the cash back at closing ex...
Sean Myers
Anyone in Maryland used a 203K for a Live & Flip?
I've decided to make my next investment a "live and flip". The plan is to buy a distressed property at the right price and use a 203K loan to fund the bulk of the rehab work. Once that work is done I'll be an owner oc...