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For those that are pushing, or currently doing the house hacking strategy in Colorado, what is the back up plan if your life situation changes and you don't want to, or can't house-hack anymore because you are forced ...
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Happy Saturday!In about a year I will be back in Ventura County, CA and will be saving up towards buying my first property. I will be attending school w/ the Post 9/11 GI bill for free, working in the family business,...
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Why do appraisals required by lenders for properties purchased with conventional mortgages always - a very high percentage - get valued at a ridiculously close number to the final selling price?There is no way apprais...
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I have a friend who had a JV agreement with another wholesaler today but the JV was written up for the sale of a 2 for 1 deal which was written as 2 separate houses for 1 price. The total price was 250k (for BOTH prop...
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So it is winter and I have been searching for bargain priced condos to add to my rental portfolio. Unfortunately there is a severe shortage of townhouses, which seem to be the best kind of rental unit here, in contras...
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Hey BP nation. My wife and I bought our first property, a 4-plex, almost a year ago so we are still pretty green as for as land-lording goes. We have a tenant who we inherited from the previous owner that has a seriou...
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I'll try to be brief. Looking for some advice on how to start out:Goals:Cash flow focused (SFR or Small Multi)'Retire' in 10-15 years (expenses covered, $7K a month)Issues: Full time job8 month old daughterBarely any...
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There is a commercial property (strip mall) up for sale on auction.com later this month in my area. A group of us are interested in bidding. In our research we found that the property was purchased at a trustee sale i...
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Hi everyone,I am a newbie investor (full-time travel nurse) looking to make my first deal happen. Currently I am in the St. Petersburg, FL area and have been looking for multifamily property here and near my hometown...
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Looking to do my first MF deal, but there seems to be a wide variance in rates - anywhere from low 4s (brokers, but charge an additional closing cost) to high 6s. Where are folks finding the best combination of rates...