Pat Jackson
Paying off properties early....love it or hate it?
I've read a lot of the forum posts, blogs, and am on podcast 131 (working my way through them), and paying off properties early vs. paying them off over the life of the loan seems to be a fairly divisive topic. Befor...
Michael DeFrancesco
Is the Denver market in a Bubble.....?
New to BP and moving to Denver and hoping to begin my journey in REI.Does anyone have an opinion on the market in and around the Denver area. My understanding of it is that home values and rent prices have skyrockete...
Winter Heintz
Potential Renters Don't Follow Through in Rental Process
Hello! I own a duplex, live in one side and rent out the other. I had the previous side rented WAY under value ($850 with utilities included) for the past 2 years. My previous tenants moved out and I currently have th...
Ashley Baldock
Non qualifying applicants
I just rented out my first rental! I kept the application paper short and didn’t state qualifications on it. I did give verbal qualifications that were: gross income of 3x the rent and a credit score of 580. On the ap...
Adam Soyak
Should I list my Flipper now (Winter) or wait until early Spring?
My first house flip will be completed by the end of December. I was planning on putting it on the market at completion, but I have been told by others to wait until February/March to list it due to buyers not typical...
David Kerner
Credit Union Portfolio loan needs refinance every 5 years???
We have 9 single family rental properties which are financed through Fannie Mae. You can only have a Max 10 Fannie Mae loans...so we are looking into our banking options so that we can grow our portfolio further.
We...
Ray Li
Using SDIRA for flipping, looking for mentor
Hi follow Dallas investors, my name is Ray, I'm an out-of-state investor from California, and I'm considering using my IRA funds to flip and sell houses in the Dallas area. I'm looking for an investor who has done the...
Jose Gonzalez
Concerned about jumping into real estate prematurely.
Hello BP,I have been lurking on BP for months reading posts and listening to podcasts, Studying real estate reading books. I worked on my credit (743) and obtained a second job. I also obtained a partner from work tha...
Jeff NA
If you had to start all over again, what would you do?
I was just curious, if the experienced investors here had to start all over again, right now, and were able to know everything they've learned along the way, how would you go about beginning?
Claudia Stewart
Dead lawn due to lack of watering on vacant property considered PM negligence?
Hello BP Folks! A month ago I closed on my first rental property and I am already feeling the pains of working with a lackluster Property Management company.I purchased a new construction SFH in Northern Dallas throug...