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Hello guys so im just starting as a new investor and Im looking to buy my first investment property and im thinking its either going to use the brrrr strategy or fix and flip but I would like to read books on to get a...
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Hi All,Looking to get some advice on what I should take as my next steps.My wife and I purchased a new construction town home in the Bay Area 2 years ago for $1.15M, plus the builder allowed us to pay for upgrades in ...
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On the hunt for my first deal and what I am finding a lot is that ones that cash flow best seem to have the least chances of strong appreciation and the ability to force equity by rehabbing. For example a single famil...
Full Disclosure. I am a noob. I have two properties right now mostly focusing on short term rentals/ vacation rentals. The first one I have stays booked and I clear roughly 1K to 1500/ per month from it. The other...
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Hi, BP community.Here is my scenario, and I'm looking at what options I may have, to use this option. The basics are, as follows:The lender will lend on any type of real estate, that isn't land, notes, or construction...
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I've owned a SF rental for 11 months now. I am definitely interested in purchasing more properties but I am sort of stuck at the moment. My plan was to cash out refinance, HELOC or whatever type of loan would make the...
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Hi BP, my family are buying our first multifamily home, we need about 700k in mortgage ( with 200k down payment), problem is the family only filed about 30k income last year, the bank can offer about 300k at 3.75%, so...
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Aloha BP fam, Im doing my first cash out refi on a 6 unit residential property and one of the Bank's terms is a prepayment penalty starting at 5%. Is this common? I'm thinking of requesting they take that out but the ...
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Hello,I knew this would be the place to come to for help. Let me know what everyone thinks.I'm in the process of purchasing my first buy and hold property. I had an inspection done and I knew there was some concern ...
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HI, I bought my first house two years ago. House was built in 1953. I notice some cracking and sticking doors. Had a couple of experts out so far. Both determine house is 3" lower in one corner compared to the far co...