My main strategy has been fix and flips and I've built up enough cash and relationships with private lenders that I want to start getting rentals added to my portfolio and investing strategy. With that said, refinanci...

What do people use to estimate out of state property taxes?Is there a good website or resource? 

Hey everyone, new to BP, so im excited to be here!I plan on buying my first home soon and house hacking once I find a deal. From what i’ve researched it looks like Baltimore would be a much better place to start inves...

This is mostly just to vent...Can anyone explain how the OPA (Office of Property Assessment) comes up with home values? It seems to me that certain properties are targeted for higher increases. Particularly properties...

Good afternoon BP family...I am reaching out to see if anyone can steer me in the right direction to a lender who has a 30 year product for an investment property.  I think my biggest scare right now is seeing a lot o...

Hello BP Community,I have been a fly on the wall for a long time and now I am finally posting. within the next year or so, I am going to purchase my first home with my soon to be wife (not engaged yet, so don't tell h...

Hi all! First time homeowner here (since 2020)…I really want to move out of my current home because it is too large for me and my two dogs and I hate cleaning so much space (refuse to pay someone to do it haha)it’s a ...

I am living in Grand Rapids, Michigan and am interested in investing locally. I have yet to do a deal because I am nervous to pull the trigger when I consider the current housing market. In Grand Rapids, houses go on ...

I have a son of a friend who has come to me with a pre-forclosure. He's 4 months behind on a 1st and 2nd mortgage.
Looking at the numbers, it does not seem to be a good property to flip to an investor. But I would lik...

Why would people buy condos/SFH in Texas if they wanted to live there for work?Let's say someone wants to live in Houston, TX near the medical centers for work. Would it be a logical argument that renting is almost al...