James Thomas
Building Portfolio while Overseas
Konnichiwa! My family and I live in Japan where I work as a Registered Architect for the Department of Defense. Been saving up money and investing (stock market) for the day we return back to the United States. Only t...
Laleh Omaraie
Buying a Property that Went Off-Market Recently
So, weird situation - I saw a condo come available way cheaper than ones in the same exact complex that I've been keeping my eye on. This one was listed around $75k while others around it were going for $125k-$150k. I...
Tony Spencer
Wierd shortterm rental question... keep an open mind.
This may sound strange, and I feel a little silly asking but... Im remodeling a 1911 farm house as a airbnb. Its not on the historical registry, but it does have a documented colorful history. So... would you be more...
Alice He
Process for Tenants in Common
Hi!I'm planning to purchase real estate with my boyfriend as tenants in common, since purchasing through an LLC is complicated with his visa status.Does anyone know what the process is to become tenants in common? For...
Michael Greer
Collecting rent from multiple tenants in one unit
Hello,I'm have a 4 bedroom house for rent and several groups have come through to view the property.3 non-related adults want to move in together.If I chose them, how should I structure collecting the rent?I use a sof...
Kat Hussey
Is Redfin "last list price" the same as final sale price?
Hello!
I'm trying to run my own comps on a property I want to purchase from a family friend. However, I'm not a realtor, so I'm using Redfin/Zillow/etc. to pull these comps. It always says the number shown is the "la...
Will H.
10/6 ARM financing with 5% down
Hey BP!
Anyone care to share their experience/wisdom with using a 10/6 ARM to finance their property? Seems pretty attractive if we are talking about a 10 year fixed rate that's about 1% lower than the current conven...
Kiah Husbands
An affordable property manager/ live-in super for a NY unit
I have one a unit rented out in a multi family brownstone in Brooklyn, NY. I’m looking for someone to just be a resource to address emergency issues while I’m out of town. For example, the power tripped and the tenant...
Yesh Ravi
Northwest Indiana investor
I'm visiting rental properties for investing in Northwest Indiana. I liked the class A areas likeDyer, Schererville, Crown point and few class B+.I'm trying to understand what rental price range of houses get rented f...
Cyndi Loving
Should I refinance?
Currently have 5.6 interest rate 30 years. My property assessment went up and now I am considering refinancing.
Bought for $80000
new Assessment 90000
Paid down to 72000.
I have excellent credit and now would have 20 ...