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Hi BP friends.I am analyzing my first rental property investment deal in Baltimore, MD. How do others go about determining rental market saturation other than trolling through Craigslist ads? I am narrowed between t...
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I'm having a tenant bring suit against me. At dispute is $180 of a security deposit withheld because of unmowed lawn when they moved.The security deposit was $1300, I withheld $400. There was damage to the carpet wh...
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I just need some clarification, thanks!
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Hello. I am a new investor in the Orlando area. My parents are real estate agents but I just got into real estate investing over the past few years. I am a military contractor and spend a lot of time overseas. I am lo...
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I have been managing a set of industrial properties for a family member for several years and they are now wishing to sell the property. I am trying to put together financing so that I can purchase this property for m...
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I have decided to take the deep dive into real estate investing. I've been doing an insane amount of research and I think I'm (Lets be real, I KNOW) getting stuck with analysis paralysis and I haven't even looked at a...
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So I am finding my first problem. The fear of finding a deal and not being able to finance it. A lot of deals require a EMD. No problem. However, if you get that deal and put the EMD in, now it's on you to find the r...
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Hello,
I am relatively new to real estate investing as I purchased my multi-family building in Chicago back in 2021 putting in twenty percent down of the purchase price. My interest rate was just over 3 percent. At t...
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Working on my first flip here. I had to make cuts to my repair budget because my Realtor says it's a buyers market and not to go too crazy on the rehab. Just fix it up nice enough to put on the market at a low price p...
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Am I the only one that still owns property from the mid-2000 Housing crisis/bubble? I built a new home in Northern Virginia in late 2005 and watched it lose 50% of its value the next few years. I was over $200,000 in ...