TJ Woolum
My Story So Far (And A Couple Banking Questions)
Hello fellow investors,I want to give a quick overview of my real estate investing story so far and then get into a couple questions regarding banking and financing. I've always had an interest in real estate investi...
Cooper Tichenor
How to get good loan terms with thin credit history
I graduated college last year and was thinking of buying a rental property (duplex) in my college town that was for sale. I'm able to put down 20% since house prices are much lower in that area, and I calculated ROI t...
Alex Silang
Stiga of being section 8 landlord
I told my brother that I had a tenant that was section 8. He immediately started calling me a slumlord!Has anyone else expererienced this? The stigma might be so strong that I might just altogether avoid mentioning th...
Account Closed
Advice on investment deal please
Hi everyone,
This is my first post on this forum. I'm fairly new to real estate investing and I am going to look at my first possible investment property in a few days and could use some advice from experienc...
Jacob R.
Seller Financing Proposal
Hi everyone, My wife and I are looking to buy our first property and would like to get some advice for preparing a seller financing offer. We currently live in Illinois about 20 minutes east of St. Louis and are movin...
George Sharrett
Debt ratio too high for loan due to other properties...
I am in the pre-qualifying phase with a lender. She is concerned that my debt ratio is too high. I own a single family home and two duplexes with a partner in an LLC. Our accountant showed a $200.00 loss for the duple...
Jessica Munguia
Renting out Primary Home for Superbowl - Phoenix, AZ
I am considering renting out my primary residence (3bd/2ba) for the Superbowl - we are about 20 minutes from the stadium, and about 25 minutes from other events happening around the same time in Phoenix, AZ such as t...
Ricardo Salter
OWNER FINANCING
Hello everyone, I have this owner financed deal on the table but don't know if its a deal or can it be made into a deal from an investors point of view.3bed 2bath 1,494 sf Features: PoolListing Price 159,90020% to ...
Jon Klaus
One in four renters spends half their income on housing
Spending half their income on housing Do you have any tenants that spend half their income on housing? What issues has it caused?
Triston Murray
First "Investment" 95% Done!
Hey BPers. Triston Murray from Chicago! I wanted to share a little bit from a recent deal that just got appraised. I consider this my first pure investment, since the Chicago 2 flat I already own and rent is also my p...