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I am in the process of getting ready to qualify for my first investment property. My plan is to 'house-hack'! Purchase a multi-family (duplex, tri, or even quad) property live on one side and rent out the other(s). I ...
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My name is Leah and I'm beginning my real estate endeavor with my husband, Brad, in our home state of North Carolina. We have no experience in real estate investing outside of our personal home purchases. We have been...
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In the process of buying a multi unit home. What are some unexpected costs I should put aside when closing? I know there is the appraisal fee which runs for about 700 but any others besides closings costs, reserves an...
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Hello BP,I am currently looking at a off-market property in Everett that has 0.5 acres of lot and zoned as MR, how can I subdivide the lot such that the existing house will stay in one lot and the remaining piece of l...
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The Trump administration today released its first formal plan to overhaul the housing finance system and begin the process of removing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship, where they have been f...
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I know there’s numerous way of getting money to start real estate with the hard cash lenders, or traditional bank loans . How do you guys feel about the FHA loan process of funding for your house ?
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I recently did a yellow letter campaign and would like to follow up. If I have the homeowners' phone numbers, am I allowed to cold text them. Simply asking if they received my letter and were interested in selling t...
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Hey guys I live here in San Antonio Texas and am in the process of looking for my first property. Through networking and listening to BP podcasts several people have mentioned Airbnbing a SFR while living in it using ...
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We plan to begin acquiring properties using Solo 401K funds. Our intent is to leverage these dollars, can anyone recommend some good No Recourse lenders? Properties will be in the Midwest. We define good as low down...
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I’m interested in wholesaling in Jersey City, New Jersey area. Do you guys know anything about whole saling around here and if it’s legal? Are there like good known recommended meet ups to network and build my fundame...