John Blackman
New Home Build End-To-End
@J Scott inspired me with his diary of a new construction project to do one of my own. So not to be outdone, I'm actually going to do two. This one will be for a project that we have recently completed. I'll add ne...
Derek Tellier
What to do with my 401K?
My situation is that I'm 45 years old and I have a 401K with my current employer. They match 100% up to 3% then 50% up to 5%. So I contribute 5% and get 4%, immediately vested. I've been contributing this for about 13...
J.M. M.
Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) issues...
Okay first the good news. PenFed is really amazing when it comes to HELOCs for a Rental Property. 80% LTV. Very fast response. I applied Friday and heard Monday I was approved, "when do you want the appraisal?". Appra...
Steven Atkins
New builds in the suburbs
Morning BP'ersFirst post here. I've been patiently saving and researching for about 6 months and I'm getting a little "analysis paralysis". I grew up and currently reside in Dallas proper and work in McKinney and it s...
Hal Cranmer
New Property, Bad Tenants
I just closed on a short-saled triplex, that is full of tenants. Sounds good at first. However, at the closing, the previous owner said that there is one tenant that only paid half the rent for January and has not p...
Tami R.
Stock... what's hot for you guys
I am throwing some $ into the market (not much) but just curious on what you guys are buying right now.
I am only throwing $500 in an AmeriTrade account - just wanting to know suggestions.
I thought about going off th...
Leora Merrell
Non-WiFi Locks in STR
Looking for recommendations on keyless entry to our STR that won't have wifi. I've read dozens of threads here about keyless entry and it seems 99% of locks used require wifi. Kind of bummed because I had one picked o...
Fabian Marrufo
What would you do if you were in my shoes
I recently bought a property at discount to fix and keep as a rental, a week later the realtor calls me and tells me she has a buyer and I can double my moneyI paid $20k for it I had 1 contractor give me a $30k bid an...
Sean Salandy
Burning Bridges With Banks After Refinancing?
I am planning to purchase rental properties by using a HELOC on my primary for the down payment. The goal is to then refinance the new rental property after about 6 months then rinse and repeat. My question is, would...
Robert Molloy
Marketing Websites
Hi BP,
First I want to take a minute and thank you for what you guys are doing here. The site is amazing and it has opened a lot of doors for me already. I'm brand new to this and I will be attending my firs...