Juan Carlos Valdes
Looking for advice and feedback on first property purchase!
Hi everyone! I recently made my first post on BP forums to introduce myself and have been working with a real estate agent I met through BP to look for my first deal. The deal i'm currently looking for is to purchase ...
Michael Dunn
Update on Property ..... $60,000 max and FHA guidelines ......
I just got a message from my Lender , and found out that I qualify for a maximum loan amount of $60,000 I will be going the Conventional Loan amount of 5% down , with the standards for the house " mandatory " repairs ...
David Gale
VA Home Loan to Rental Property (Advice Needed)
Hey Everybody! **Posting in this thread as "Getting started" didn't generate the replies I was looking for.
Brief intro: while I was in the Marine Corps, I found BP and started absorbing as much info as possible. I s...
Jonathan H. Mooney
Starting a Property Management Company
Hello all!I'm going into my 3rd year as a real estate agent in the Seattle area and I have been repeatedly asked by my investors if I can run PM for them. More recently, I have told one of my investors (who has an upc...
Daniel Guerra
Rare finding good Chicago General Contractor, Wholetail instead?
Hey BP Nation, Hope all of you are doing well.I have been looking for a reliable General Contractor in the Chicago area for some time with no luck. It makes sense that the good ones are just too busy in this market. G...
Erin Speer
New House - Tenant Won't Vacate
Hi Everyone!My name is Erin and my fiancé and I just bought our first home in Layton, Utah. We did a short-term lease back to the seller so that the tenants currently in the property could stay until the end of their ...
Miguel Torres
HOLD OR EXIT DEAL CENTRAL TEXAS
A friend and former coworker who I’ve spoken often with about real estate moved to central Texas. As a new investor, and him being a bit more experienced I agreed to give him 10K to invest for me in a rental home. He...
Keely Aldinger
Limiting Access to Doors and Security Lights/Cameras
Question:Do you use a smart lock to monitor access to shared spaces or utility areas of the property to avoid persistent use but allow access by tenants?Background:I am in Chelsea, MA and in the process of moving into...
Jacob I Strauss
ADU, Manufactured, or PreFab?
As simple as It sounds which one do you feel is best and why?
I'm asking to see what makes most sense to pursue given time, money, and what scales best with economies of scale?
Quick back story:
I am looking to ...
AJ Smith
How to Estimate Rehab costs?
Hi all,I realize this is a really detailed subject that's impossible to explain in 500 words, but does anyone have any tips on estimating rehab costs?I'll be scouting out properties for a BRRRR investor in Iowa, so I ...