I'm a bit lost on how I should go about inspecting a property before I purchase it. How do I know if it's a good purchase without seeing any big things I might need to replace when I purchase?
Any good books ...
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Young adult, working in health care, living in Virginia (just outside of DC). Looking to buy / invest in the Maryland/DC/Virginia area, within 40 minutes of DC, within the next couple of years.
Looking to buy first h...
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Experienced investors what are the pros and cons of investing in a condo or apartment for your first rental property or flip? I can see the cost to entry being a positive one but I am looking to weighing all the optio...
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This is a summarized version of events, but stray I rescued off the street gave birth to 7 puppies, bringing my total to 13. The shelters and foster networks are incredibly overrun, and I want to be responsible and no...
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Hello fellow BP fans,Happy holiday weekend!Parents will not qualify for a loan so we would like to buy home for them. If they are listed as owners or co-owners, loan guaranteed/signed by my husband and myself - will l...
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I’m writing this short primer because I get development loan requests for projects on a daily basis from borrowers and other brokers who aren’t well versed on how lenders analyze A&D loan requests.I hope this help...
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Im a new investor, I have bought my first house which I will use for house hacking. Im currently reading Brandon Turners book on Rental Property Investing and ran across a section where he talks about looking for prop...
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I'm looking at purchasing a quadraplex. It is a 2 story building and has 3 x 1/1 apartments and a single 2/2. It's a beautiful building, but needs some work (not a problem). I've looked over the books of the current ...
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Hello Partners,I am here to experience this amazing platform!I am reaching out to explore potential partnerships that could impact the real estate market I'm specifically targeting in Florida (not Fort Lauderdale). I...
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The commercial office space is owned by my LLC. I need to allocate a certain rent to pay myself as I use 2 offices working as a medical provider (another LLC). The higher the rent, the better for tax purposes. Is ther...