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Just curious to see what most Los Angeles area investors are looking for these days. I've noticed a significant change in the demand for fixers in the LA area over the last year. A year ago, you could list anything th...
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@Russell Brazil@James Wise@Ned Carey
Hey guys in states where you all huddle around a closing table in person. ( we stopped doing that 40 years ago out west.. SEller and buyer are NEVER in the same room or even sign ...
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When asking a private money lender for funding, do you suggest amortizing it over only the course of the loan or do you try and structure the contract so that it has a 1 year balloon with a longer amortization period?...
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Good morning, I am looking for my first investment property and wanted to get some advice. I pulled a HELOC (interest only) and unfortunately the money is sitting. I'm looking at homes in the Philly area up to 150k i...
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So here's a crazy story.
We picked up n REO to rehab. This home is a half mile away from another one that we sold in February for $111,000. The two homes are identical for all intents & purposes - 3/2 brick ran...
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Ideally I would love to get a fixer-upper duplex that I would be able to live in rent free while still keeping a full time job. Are there any properties that are under 400K and that follow the 2% rule?
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I was told: don't buy anything older than 1970, nothing with wood exterior, no small houses, nothing that needs major renovation like added or converted rooms because it takes too long and lowers your ROI, nothing wit...
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Hi,We're purchasing our first property to turn into an AirBNB and were wondering if anyone new of a good resource / checklist of all the things we'll need to buy for it, from setting up WIFI to can-openers. Any good ...
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Hi all,
What a great forum :D and the perfect place for me to vent today! As it happens, I am very concerned about my tenants - many Sec 8 voucher holders reside at my building and several of them are model tenants...
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Hello BP family! I am looking for advice on how you got to know the ins and outs of the market you invest in. I live in Avondale, AZ and am interested in studying markets like Avondale or Goodyear (a 15 min drive away...