Christine Sommer
Rentals during the past recession?
We were curious if anyone was a landlord during the 2008 market crash and wanted to hear what impact it had on their rental properties (vacancy rates, rental rates, etc.)
We know that this could potentially be a grea...
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Gotta do that first deal - average market price to be lookin
Hi,
I am in NW burbs of Chicago where real estate can get quite expensive...In fact to get a cheap SFH retail is high $100's atleast and goes way up. To get a multi-family is a lot more...So, i am a little confused as...
Kade Ferguson
Which Market to Start Investing?
Hello BP community,
If you could start your real estate investing career in any market in the country which would it be? Assume you have a fair bit of savings (over 100k), are 29 years old and have the flexibility to...
Jessica H.
Anyone hold off till spring to put homes on market?
Things are selling a little slower and for a little less these winter months, we just got offer accepted on a new home whose neighborhood showed great sales in the summer ( still decent now) but better in spring/su...
Tina T.
reo's
looking to buy a $2M (list price) property on west coast. It will go REO in a couple of weeks. Any strategy tips pursuing bank ? Openining bid will be around $2.2M causing it to go REO with no bids. Any ideas wher...
Thomas M.
Advice on how to invest next
Hi BP! This site gives great advice and I could sure use some. I'm going to be selling my house soon and looking for best way to reinvest the money elsewhere, probably in Idaho. We currently live in socal and its to e...
Jacob Beirwagen
Should I sell my house now or wait until Spring?
I live in Helena Montana and my wife and I would like to sell our house. We would like to wait until Spring to give ourselves more time to prepare and also because it seems that people like to buy in the Spring and Su...
Sheree Wegenke
What are refinancing pros and cons
Besides getting a better rate, is refinancing a good idea? First property was bought with a 30yr FHA loan and we'd like to get the PMI removed, but what if we cant get the same or better rate? We also dont really want...
Dande Lewis Yhap
Newbie Multi Family investing
My main concerns are lowering/deleting my living expense while investing., so small multifamily (2-4) seems ideal. I have heard of a program called NACA which has lower interest rates, is kind of slow and will count ...
Sharissa P.
2 family vs 3 family homes
Someone new to investing should they get a 2 family and learn the ropes and just start out with 3 family. I believe in starting at the bottom work your way up.