Annis Naeem
Starting out: considering moving to Dallas
Hi all,preface: I work in the film industry in LA. I make a pretty comfortable living and I can do my job from anywhere in the world as a designer and still make the same income which is a blessing. Heck, we could mov...
Jeff Chisum
10% Down Second Home/STR Loan Not Dead/Debunking bad info
Revisiting the subject of financing for vacation home/vacation rentals/STR's. 10% down is still an option without having to pay points. There are lenders doing loans outside of Fannie and Freddie. Significance ther...
Abraham Trevino
Active Duty military trying to get into Real Estate
Hello all,I am 22 on active duty located in Houston, Texas. I purchased a home when I was 21 and have put a tenant into it to move closer to work. If possible I would like to try and BRRRR this house but I don't know ...
Will Gaston
A Case for Portfolio Lending
All:I have used the commercial lending space to double my business in the last three years and wanted to share some things that I've learned about portfolio lending and smaller community banks. I currently have 7 figu...
Jorge Pena
100% financing hard money lender
Good afternoon,I’m located in Houston, Texas and have been been interested in real estate (rental properties) for a few months already and want to get started soon. I don’t have a lot of money saved up but have been h...
Lisa Carter
Investor from California
My husband and I are looking to invest in the Midwest and are looking for deals. We are fun to work with and looking forward to masterminding together.
CLIVE TRACEY
New Member_NYC Area
Good Afternoon BP Forum,Newbie from the Bklyn NY area. Looking to learn, grow and share in this community. After binging on BP Podcast the last few weeks and trying to learn the lingo, my wife and I have decided its t...
Seth McGathey
How do rent discounts affect taxes vs value
In one of the podcast episodes, I remember them saying that if you are trying to avoid raising rents too high on an existing tenant, you are better off renting at the full amount you can and then giving them a discoun...
Scott Trench
No, You Don't Need a Property Manager if You House-Hack
I was thinking about this the other day, and I got a question from a user about using a property manager to manage my house-hacked duplex.It's my opinion that it would be quite silly to use a property manager as a hou...
Chi Zhang
Material participation while managing renovations at a remote property
Hi BP, I’m in the process of renovating and setting up my first short term rental. The property is about 3 hours drive from my primary residence and I go there once or twice every week to work with my contractors to c...