I recently acquired a mixed use property. The retail stores / offices have recently been vacated. The spaces are not in terrible shape but absolutely need work. The question is do you wait until I have an interested t...

Back during the housing crises there seemed like an almost daily update of companies going under, job loss, foreclosures, etc. And while we aren't there we had a pretty big announcement today after Fannie Mae and Fred...

Knowing what to budget for when buying a home may feel intimidating — but it doesn’t have to be. By understanding the costs you may encounter upfront, you can take control of the process.
Here are just a few things e...

Does an FHA loan require you to live in it for 6-12 months if your doing a fix and flip? Or is that only if you rent the property for cash flow?

Hi Everyone, I am looking to buy my first rental property. I have come upon an opportunity to buy a Multifamily rental property in Elizabeth, NJ. The seller says that Elizabeth is a great place to invest because it ha...

Hi all!  I purchased and renovated a house with a separate legal mother/daughter apartment that I am preparing to Airbnb here in Central NJ. I wanted to find out from those of you who are house hacking; do uou have se...

I prefer to fix and flip and want to use an SDIRA for additional capital to increase my number of concurrent projects. Eventually I would then hold some property in the SDIRA. Most of the research on SDIRAs has led me...

Hello, I am a new member to BP and currently saving up to invest in real estate with my cousin as a partner (also currently working on getting my real estate license). We decided on renting out small multi-families to...

Hello Everyone!My name is Dylan Wells and I am currently a senior at the University at Albany majoring in Accounting as well as Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Management. Upon completing my...

I am in the process of buying a 3 family home with tenants in each of the units. I have financed this through FHA, so it needs to be owner occupied. My plan when buying was to "figure out" each tenant as much as I cou...