Jason L.
Is this refinance rate too high?
I'm looking to refinance a duplex I have in Saint Petersburg, Florida. I bought the house for $170k using an interest only private loan (I pay $650 in interest per month), and then I put an additional $30k of my own m...
Richard Lovering
tenant eviction as part of a deal?
Howdy BP folks! Under contract for what will hopefully be our first multi-family property in Manchester, NH. It's 3 level 6 unit. We'd ideally like to take the first floor (3b, 1b) and convert it into two 2bd units. T...
Bret Rubash
Can I go Zero to Hero???
Is it possible in Real Estate to go from nothing to being successful in Real Estate Investing? I want to get into this I know for a fact I have the smarts to do this. My problems is I am a single 29 year old with no k...
Miki M.
VRBO's dead. AirBNB's not great. How to market a Vacation Rental?
I have been working on setting up a modest vacation rental in the Portland metro area. In the past, friends of mine were raving about VRBO, telling me it really does work- and they had a reasonable fee structure. But ...
John Thedford
Our REIA Meeting With DBPR: re what is unlicensed brokering
We had the REIA meeting yesterday. DBPR was kind enough to send an investigator down and cover the topic: what constitutes unlicensed brokering. She did address one specific case where the file has been turned over to...
Nathan Broschinsky
Should I use a property manager?
I'm brand new to real estate investing, like I haven't made my first deal yet, but hopefully that will happen soon! Anyway, I'm an optometrist and plan on investing as more of side hustle than a full-time job. At le...
Matt Wahidi
Newbie to REI Needing Help...
Hi All,I’ve been in the waterpoofing business for over 12 years and have been reading up a lot lately about REI. I live in Bay Area (Northern California) and planning on starting my real estate investment portfolio. C...
David B.
What would YOU do with my 500k?
Hi all - So this is a post that is essentially meant to generate thoughtful discussion about how I should start investing in real estate with the wealth I’ve been fortunate to generate. I have enough capital to do som...
Ryan Lauretta
SFR vs Syndicates?
I an American living abroad looking to invest into real estate. My original plan is to invest 50% in a mix of syndicates - value add B/C class midwest, some commercial and 50% on SFR. When I looked at the track rec...
Matt Liu
Using an uninsured/unlicensed handyman
Is it really that bad to use an unlicensed/uninsured handyman for work on my rental property if I have good insurance?
My property manager is giving me grief because I am trying to hire cheaper guys for thing...