Hello,Firstly, I apologize this may be a little long.I'm sorry if this is not the right place, I've read a few times on this forum about others going through something similar. I am not a seller, but a desperate and v...

I am a data guru/excel junky and part of my professional gig is building automated tools using Excel and Access and lots of coding and macros.  I have built a simple (in my highly automated subjective opinion) excel s...

Hello All-I’ve been reading these forums for quite some time but just had the need to join recently: I’m looking to buy my first commercial investment property and would like some advice or guidance on the deal I’ve b...

Hi, we have acquired three properties in the past 4 months.  We just closed on a house in Berkeley and we found out today the area/subdivision has an ordinance stating not over 30% of the homes can be rented. Sense it...

I have a question re Freddie Mac and Fennie Mae Loans - Multi Family. or any other Conforming loans.I just had a chat to a mortgage broker who advised me that to Qualify for these loans the buyer must have minim equit...

Would you consider a tenant applicant who supposedly has great rental history, great work references, etc., but works for himself and gets paid in cash, "under the table"?This is a red flag for me as I assume if he bl...

Hello fellow BP members,I wanted to recap my last 5 years as an investor hopefully to inspire someone to jump into the field.I started out in August of 2012 with a SFR that I still own today. I had about 10K in saving...

Hey guys,   Been looking around and trying to do some research on debt risk.   The only measurement I could find was debt to asset ratio.   I want to make sure as I take on buy and holds that I am not putting my famil...

On one of the webinars mint.com was suggested to help with budgeting. Do many people use this and if so, how do you like it compared to other budgeting options?

Hello everyone,

So I went to a bank to have a pre-approval done and I was denied for serious delinquencies. I had 2 collections on my report which were paid 1 1/2 yrs ago. I also purchased my primary residence about ...