Diwas B.
Baltimore newbie
Hello all,I have been trying to invest in my first rental Baltimore city/ county area but having a hard time identifying a property. I am currently renting myself in a 2BR apt and thought of buying my first rental i...
Leilah Davis
Pulling Comps in New Orleans
Any local Real Estate agents want to jump in here? I live in the 7th ward and am very familiar with the specific streets and nieghborhoods of this area. I'm not even talking about the neighborhoods that would necessar...
Alec Khlebopros
Finding a Tenant.................................................
As I get prospective tenants emailing me, would you have them fill out credit and backround check before you would show them the property or after. My thought is if they don't qualify whats the point of wasting my ti...
Nicole Harmon
Any Real Estate Brokerage Reconmendations
I just passed my Real Estate Exam, and now its time to choose which brokerage I will work under for my first year of supervision.Any recommendations on who to and not to sign with?Note: Investor-Friendly Real Estate B...
Chris M.
Blew it all in one shot.
Saved about 100k to get into the business. Sent 2k yellow letters with a few hits. Steadily getting more hits, but here lies the problem. Spent 20k on 9 acres of vacant land in the heart of town. Then, made the kne...
Brian Ross
Floorplans for STRs vs LTRs
Hi all, I'm starting to look at designs for a new build in a small college town, but with a reasonably large student body that drives a lot of traffic in/out of town throughout the year. My family has been in student ...
Nathan Rude
Use a car loan for down payment
I have the opportunity to acquire a vehicle at an incredible discount. The purchase price would be 2750 and the retail value would be 8300. A local bank has run the numbers and I can put a car loan on the vehicle for ...
Stacey Marsh
Need Your Advice: First Home, Questionable Roof Inspection
Hello BP Experts!I could really use your advice. I am purchasing my first rental property near Huntsville, Alabama through a turnkey provider. It's a 2001 home in a great school district with solid numbers. Unfortun...
Heather Lanser
How best to use $400k?
Hey there! My husband and I are sitting on a pile of cash ($200,000) that we've been squirreling away for 5 years in order to buy a bigger/nicer primary home. BUT...We live in California, and even in the rural Central...
David Espana
Using SDIRA for private lending
I have set up a self-directed IRA account for my real estate investments. I have been approached by an investor/developer to lend second or third position on his projects (which is allowed by my SDIRA custodian as lon...