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I'm starting my first direct mail campaign, targeting motivated sellers who are seeking a quick cash sale. I'm planning to fund my first deal with a hard money loan, through a company like LendingHome or similar. Fr...
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Hey BP community, I’m remodeling a single rental, current floors are a mess and I’m considering laminate wood throughout (vs carpet or hard woods)Any feedback in terms of durability vs hardwood?Thank you!
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Hello BP!I just got the final appraisal done on my first real estate deal. I bought a SFH with unfinished basement, Suited the basement and rented it out. Upgraded services on the property. I will break it down quick ...
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I viewed a Houston, TX area listing for a 2 bedroom/1 bath recently and discovered that the house is actually a 3 bedroom due to a converted garage that was most likely done without permitting. I assume they wished t...
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I'm in Rochester, Wa, 20 Minutes south of Olympia I'm tinkering with the idea of buying a foreclosure that's next door. I just wanted to get people's input. They are $15,000 behind on their taxes. It makes me sad to b...
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I am getting ready to start investing, but I will not be doing the work myself as this investment will be out of state. I got a few questions and would like to understand how others are doing it.I will be moving to TX...
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In about a year I plan on starting to flip houses with a partner. Recently, I've started to do some research on different entities (S-Corps, LLCs, etc) in order to potentially minimize taxation on our profits.Based o...
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Hi everyone. I'm ready to house hack! I've built up enough for down payment on a multi family and want to house hack. Issues are my local market is red hot like the rest of the country. I was wondering if anyone has d...
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Hi all, I have two properties CA full time residence and MN vacation home. We own the MN house free and clear (a very small house) worth 180k and a CA house worth 850k with a $3000 per month house payment and a 415k l...
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Introduction I am Glen Robinson 34 from Owensboro, Kentucky. I have always been interested in real estate since high school but let college, getting married, joining military and so on get in the way of getting starte...