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Since Brandon has left I've been wondering who will be chosen to replace him. I listened to the episode with Craig that was released today (559) and thought he had a lot of good questions for Stephanie. Although his v...
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Hi Fellow BP members. I’ve got a couple questions regarding my multi-family property in CA. I have roughly 13-14 years left on my original loan and with todays interests rates and dramatic property value increase I ...
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Hi All,
I currently use Home Warranty of America for one of my rental properties. They were pretty decent so far at repairing items in my home that needed fixing minus taking forever to get it done. My water heater w...
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We are at a crossroads. We own a rental that is currently worth 700k. Our 1st mortgage is approximately 130k at 2.75% with a PITI of $2000 and we have a Heloc that is currently about 115k with a minimum payment of $29...
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Hello BP community, I'm new to real estate investing and I'm thinking of getting my first rental property this year. I've been already networking with people, studying, and doing my due diligence to inform me well of ...
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Hello all,We are in the process of buying our first rental property and I am a little discouraged. We just got our mortgage to sign from the lender my realtor recommended and they are charging us a 6.625% interest ra...
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Our lender told us that second homes purchased after 2 Feb 2022 will now be charged a tax (4% of home price) up front. Has anyone heard of this?
Jon
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Does it make sense to create a laundry room in a three unit building in Astoria, Queens, NY (Upper Ditmars Area)?I'm considering creating a laundry room in a portion of the garage. The area rents are great and buildi...
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I've google this topic and searched on forums and most posts seem old/outdated.Situation: I currently have 1 primary mortgage. I started a business 7 months ago so conventional lenders are all saying no due to requiri...
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Hi everyone, I just married last year. Both of us have our own mortgage for more than 2 years. We are looking for a bigger place to live. One of the place will be for my parents . Shall we rent out the other or sell i...