Chris S.
Ottawa First Mortgage Opportunity Advice Needed
Hello Everyone, I am new to money lending (I have funded one mortgage so far) and I am trying to decide if I should proceed with a first mortgage opportunity.The property was appraised at $150,000 but the appraiser ma...
Billy Daniel
Considering opening an independent real estate office.
Hey BP! My wife and I are considering opening a real estate office. She has been a licensed agent for around 6 years and a licensed broker for 2. She's consistently in the top 15% or so of agents in our MLS and is ...
Chris Parrish
Anyone with experience with living and working in two cities!?
Hey fellow investors, I was wondering if any of you had any experience living and working in two cities? I'm an agent and currently live in the Portland/Gresham area and do all of my real estate transactions throughou...
Pat Parrillo
Closed on my first investment property
I closed on my first buy and hold investment property Tuesday. I purchased a duplex in Milwaukee. Was a fun journey. Got interested and serious about REI about 7 months ago, saved like crazy, networked with anyone I c...
Steven LaLonde
Two SFH's going, but what's next? (scaling from here)
Hi everyone,Thanks to this forum and a personal + family network of good real estate advice, we bought our first property earlier this year, which is cash flowing very well (I think we got lucky, finding an all cash d...
Greg V.
What's your market look like?
As the summer winds down and we look for strategies going into next year, I thought I'd post some local anecdotes that will inform our investing for next year. From a macro standpoint, it looks like interest rates are...
Douglass Belt
Retirement Plan: Buy 24 Unit Apartment Building-owner occupied
Hi BP-ers! I am new to this site as a member however, have been glossing over numerous posts over the past months. My wife and I have a plan to buy an Apartment building with at least 24 units, and live in one of t...
Chris F.
Bought a bobcat for snow removal. Can I depreciate?
Title says it all. I got a bobcat with a deal. Can I depreciate it against the LLC holding the property or against the property itself?
Ethan Kohler
Investment Loan affect on DTI??
Although one can have up to 10 conventional mortgages, how does each one affect the next in terms of DTI? For instance, if I get a mortgage on an investment property (traditional or BRRR to refi), will I likely qualif...
Brian Barch
Thoughts on hiring a property manager for first STR
What are your thoughts on a property manager for your STR, vs self managing?
Prevailing wisdom says to start out self managing.
I’m great at hospitality, but I hate confrontation, and frankly I procrastinate in a ba...