John Matarazzo
Help on hiring a property manager
Hi all,I am a rookie investor, have been managing my duplex for 1.5 yrs. However, recently have been assigned out of the US for work and I'm not able to keep up with managing it while out of country.Other investors in...
Kathryn Click
Overwhelmed Rookie in Philly
I'm a rookie who has focused on learning for the past few months - I have 0 doors and am 25. I am based in Philadelphia and am trying to decide on my strategy - single family to live in, fix up when i do, and rent out...
Eli M.
Appraisal is too low
Dear BP family,My appraisal came in lower than I expected.What is the best course of action now?For the future, can I ask the appraiser to send me the draft before he submits it to the bank?In case the new appraisal i...
Laura H.
Should I Stay or Should I Go Now...?
Hi all! Still kind of new to all of this, so bear with me...My husband and I have a duplex (he had it built in '96) and it's nearly paid off ($38k left). Thing is, we're not seeing much (if any) return. Never have. To...
P Patel
HUD Commissions - No Buyer's Agent
I am looking to buy my first home and am bidding on HUD properties as an owner occupant and paying cash.
On hudhomestore.com, I found a listing with an as-is price of 29K and that states 'The listing and selling br...
Chris M.
Newbie Question: Property Management: Why Not Always Use It?
Hey guys, I'm spending these last couple of months of 2016 to really dive deep into my real estate education, but in 2017 I'm taking action. I like the idea of passive income from rental properties, but I hate the ide...
Account Closed
New to house hacking
Hello Everyone!I have some questions about house hacking but I thought I would give an intro to give you a better idea of where I am coming from. If you want to just get to my questions I have separated the two. Thank...
Brian Turnbough
Multi family vs SFR
I read on here all of the time about all of the newbies or new to REI wanting to buy Multifamily units instead of SFR. Why is that? Is it because they don't know enough and just want to do what they think everyone els...
Yerry Balenzuela
kitchen troubles in my first rehab. what would a flipper do?
so long story short I bought a property that needs a lot of rehab and my budget borders on just enough which to be honest i'm sure is never really enough but enough small talk. bought the property for 200k, have 35k f...
Tyler Smiarowski
Approach to investing in lower income areas
Just wanted to get opinions on how people approach investing in low income areas. I've heard people who have done very well investing in these areas and others who tell you say don't even consider it. My current pr...