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I would like to formally introduce myself as a REAL ESTATE INVESTOR. After about 6 months of evaluating deals and reading TONS of information in books, forums and listening to podcasts, my fiancé and I just closed on ...
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I’ve read some of you collect payments for reservations outside of VRBO. How do you amend your guests reservation so it doesn’t cancel when you do it this way?
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Hi thereI just bought my first house in Edmonton for 170,000. We renovated and are looking to make it worth around 250,000. The plan is to refinance and get a HELOC for 80,000, with which we would use some of that as ...
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Hello BP Community,
I purchased my first property 10 months ago in Temecula, CA. Since then, my home has gained approx 100-125k in equity.
I am now in a situation where I need to find a creative way to come up with...
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I'm feeling really frustrated!!! I just talked to the credit union that I want to use and my combined credit is 602 since i just bought a car and other inquiries. So now its the waiting game!! I have the money to giv...
Hello! My name is Santi and I’m from Spain. I just graduated from school and I’m hoping to start my real estate investment journey in the following months. Specifically in rental arbitrage since have no ability to get...
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Astoria, Queens: Two-Family Properties, good investment?
Intro
Astoria, Queens, has long been known for its culture, heavily influenced by European countries like Greece, Italy, Germany, Poland, Croatia, and other c...
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I’m a first-time landlord (just signed my first fully-occupied LTR in Jan 2025) and have already run into my first potential tenant issue. I have two long-term tenants in the duplex—one for 5 years and the other for 7...
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Hello Everyone,A strange convergence of events in the last 48 hours has led to the real possibility of purchasing a solid B class office building in my town. The majority of the office space is leased to tenants that...
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I just closed on a 4-plex purchase with an FHA loan in Tucson Arizona. After 6months of jumping through hoops of securing financing as a self-employed person, searching for the right property, getting the offer accep...