Collette Douglas
Starting multifamily investment rental portfolio! VA LOAN??
Help! We are ready to start investing in our multifamily rental portfolio. We hope to gain passive income to fund a comfortable retirement, by getting started now, in our early thirties. We would like to avoid making ...
Greg Carrier
the uglier side of tax sales
Just thought I would post for those interested in tax sales. I attend several auctions a year and buying houses via tax sales has been the most profitable way for me to consistently purchase homes. So I am sold on t...
Joshua Dorkin
Russia / Georgia Crisis
This situation really has me peeved. I'm trying to look at both sides of the coin, but Russia is really seeming to take things too far in their aggression. It seems like they are just trying to flex their muscles to...
Kerrie Dare
Huntsville, Memphis, Charlotte, Omaha, Columbus, or Atlanta?
I'm trying to narrow down to 1-2 focus markets for buy-and-hold SFR/small multi-family investments. I've come down to the following options and am curious about any feedback:1. Huntsville, AL 2. Memphis, TN (high crim...
Anthony Jacques
How to Start Investing when already using VA loan
I am looking to use a VA loan to get a house but want to purchase a rental property and get started on getting cashflow. I am very new to this but have read about half of The Book on Rental Property Investing. I have ...
Derek Stewart
Benefits for becoming licensed in RE and/or as Home Inspector
Hello all, I have zero experience in the RE market or investing but I will be leaving Active Duty soon and plan to make flipping an immediate part of my portfolio with a partner who has minimal experience but 100% mor...
Chelsea Ricketson
If able to put 20 percent down, should I use VA or conventional?
I'm currently active duty, and I am a first-time home buyer with excellent credit and no debt. I have a number of options regarding putting a percentage of the payment down, and I can easily afford to cover closing...
Account Closed
Is a 2 year lease worth a $200/month rent deduction?
Hello, all.
The house is listed at 2,175, but I want to ask the landlord for a monthly rent of 1,975, in exchange for a 2 year lease with a buy-out option. Is this too much to ask?
I have an excellent cr...
John McCormack
Raw Land - What would BP's do?
I come to my fellow BPer's for some knowledge about a property. Thanks much in advance to anyone taking the time to review this.
My wife and I have come into a property in NC that her parents have the deed o...
Sherrill Skanes
Getting creative in SoCal!
Hello....I'm another noobie. Trying to figure out if my goals and ideas will fit in here. Everything in my life has changed over the last five years due to the diagnosis and treatment of a chronic illness. I have w...