Nathan Frost
Home Flip No Money Down
Hi, its been awhile since I have ran the numbers on a flip and looked into one. How does one go about flipping a house again with no money down?Does the investor purchase the home at 70% the appraisal value or 70% th...
Paris Scroggins
How to make my basement rentable?
We're currently in the market for a primary residence with a basement to turn into a rental space. I was looking for advice on how to accomplish this. There's tons of unfinished basements in my area. What would make i...
Farzan Setayesh
Unpermitted garage conversion to ADU
Hello. An off market deal has been offered to me. It is a 2 car garage conversion to an ADU without permit. It has been rented for the last 8 year. How can I get a permit? Consequences not getting a permit and keep re...
Brandon Gall
Grand Rapids and potentially other areas
Good Morning BP community!My name is Brandon. I am an overseas contractor for the DOD who has lived on a sailboat for the past 5 years while not overseas. I began investing in 2019 with a single family. I now own two ...
Viral Mehta
Seller backing out of a signed contract in Texas
I signed a purchase agreement for my first investment property in Texas - the original closing date was early April. I paid my earnest money on time and have my loan ready to go. However, it turns out that the seller'...
Nicholas A.
How To Not Build your First House
I was hoping that I could post this anonymously, honestly. Slightly concerned that I might catch a bunch of undesired feedback. The following post is purely to show that I have learned a lot on my first ground-up hom...
Matthew Otero
Suggesting a co signed for the lease agreement
So we take an application fee and use a company to screen all our potential tenants. Recently we’ve run into a situation where the screening grade came back as acceptable, not good or great, which left us a little wor...
Matt Merriott
1st time STR purchase question
So I made an offer on a 1bd 1bath STR that grossed 15k last year on VRBO only with a flat rate of $150/night year round. 85 nights booked with 36 individuals. This is a lake property so one would think it’s seasonal. ...
Steven Barr
Having contractors purchase on your Lowe's/Home Depot Pro Account
Hi BP!
We are thinking of opening up a Pro account at Lowe's and Home Depot. They have a program where your contractors can come into the store and pick up the materials that you order. It is just billed to your acc...
Joe Latson
SFR Acquisition Strategies
During supply-constrained cycles like the one we’re in currently, being good at sourcing can be one of the most value-accretive, yet challenging, aspects of real estate investing. Not only must investors move quickly ...