Rudy Manna
Build two houses
I own a rental property in Seattle. The house is in Ballard location which is desirable one. The house in a 5000 sqft lot.Quite a few builders in my block bought houses and then build two houses after tearning down th...
Willie Felder
Trying to get started
I have been on BP for a few months now and have been checking out the posts, podcasts, etc and ready to get started. The only thing I am apprehensive because my credit situation is shot because of being laid off a fe...
Peter Arroyo
Short sale fully occupied and managed professionally
First post here so I'm looking forward to the feedback. I have many many other questions but I figure I'll ask them a little at a time to make it easier to digest:I'm interested in a 7 unit multi family property in Ea...
George P.
squirrel in the attic - how to get rid of?
Anyone knows how to get rid of the squirrel who sneaks into the attic early in the morning and wakes everyone up with her stupid scratching?
I got up the attic area but didn't find any holes whatsoever, although half...
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What do you think of this strategy?
I am reading an ebook and it presents the following strategy:
1. Find out which homes in your area have tax liens on them.
2. Write the owners, tell them if they are planning not to redeem, you will give them $100 (...
Amit Patel
Why does no one discuss Rent Collection Loss Percent ?
I am getting into the game and having a hard time getting data form even some exp. investors on this.
The vacancy in my area is roughly 5% (urban NJ areas).
However, I use 10% for all my calcs for 4-family homes..
N...
Steven Barros
Commercial Financing Question
Hello BP, I have been looking at small apartment buildings 8-15 units in various cities around the country. I would like to finance the most that I can since I am young and have time to leverage my money. Is it possib...
Felipe Goncalves
Newbie from Leominster, Massachusetts
Hi my name is Felipe Goncalves and i currently work in the plastic industry in Leominster, MA. For those of you that know, this city used to be all about plastic!
I'm 22 years old and very persintant, driven, and ve...
Tyler Dennison
We are about to close on our first Rental! Help!
Hi Everyone,We got our offer accepted on our first rental property and now the process is moving forward. This is a scary time but we are excited to move forward and build our portfolio. What I was hoping to get som...
Nick Noon
Single Family to Multi Family
I am going to be doing a FHA loan at 3.5% down for my first property. Most likely a 203k loan. I have always wanted to take advantage of the low down payment and invest in a multi family unit - house hack. Unfortun...