Michael Cavitolo
Looking to buy first property!
Hello everyone!
Me and My Fiancé live in Staten Island, NY. We just got pre-approved for a house at $450,000 with a 5.25% interest rate and a 3.5% FHA loan, we’re trying to get conventional.
For the longest time, ...
Nick Coons
Should I House Hack?
I've been hearing on the BP Podcast that every investor should house-hack at least one house per year. I assume this is a general guideline as circumstances may prevent that. And that's what my question is regarding.....
Kyle Smith
Need Help With A Major Renovation Decision - Pull Permits or No?
I'm extremely torn on which general contractor to use and would appreciate any experienced investor's feedback on my situation!Situation = converting a SFH into an up/down duplex. The basement needs a full renovation ...
Will Barnard
Choosing your contractors & estimating rehab costs
A very common question around BP Nation is how to choose contractors and where to find them. Moreover, so many newbie investors ask how to estimate the costs to repair the property to bring it to the highest market va...
Linda Roberts
Tenant wants to get the keys a few days before his lease.
My tenant wants the keys 2 days before his lease date because it's more convenient for him on the weekend. The apartment is ready. Can I give him keys? Do I need to rewrite lease to the date when he gets the keys? Wha...
Peyton Millirons
Communication with the Contractor
As a Contractor, most of the problems that I ever had with a residential client comes from a lack of communication with them.
Since then I have learned to try and stay ahead of them with daily/weekly updates on their...
Jim K.
To the lurkers: How to weed out landlord dreamers in the forums
Gentle lurkers,If you've been lurking around here in the forums long enough, you learn that there is a clear distinction between those people who post things from a place of knowledge and experience, and those people ...
Jason Turgeon
Middle-income senior housing strategies
My wife and I have aging parents, so this is something that's been on our minds anyway. Now this article in today's Boston Globe discusses the huge need for affordable housing with resources for some sort of assisted ...
Robert Davis
NH / VT Hot Spots
Has anyone had good success with multi families in VT or NH? If so, what parts?
Philip Lilavois
how accurate is zillow?
One would have to be skeptical when you have 3 or four houses in a neighborhood currently for sale or recently sold for 10-20k and the surrounding houses are all over 100k. Is it possible that the higher prices are ou...