Nathan Johnson
Brrrr and refinance or fix and flip
Alright folks! I wanted to pick some of your experienced brains as far as my next step. Last year my wife and I purchased a tax default SFH for 75K in our hometown, put 45k into it and sold for 174k It worked out p...
Lorraine P.
New landlord (well sort of), hired property manager but thinking I should fire her
Hello everyone! I decided to lease out my home while I am in graduate school, out of the area. My mother makes her living managing several of her own properties, however, I decided to go with a property manager becaus...
Michaela G.
Owner financing and Dodd Frank
What's the deal with Dodd Frank - has it become more streamlined and easier to deal with over the past few years, that it has been implemented? Maybe I'm not up on the latest details of this. I have a friend, that is ...
Alisha Magwood
Are these Loan Fees About Right/ Typical?
So I'm looking for lending options and thinking about one in particular. Being fresh/new to all this i'm not sure what's "standard" or even if there is such a thing. So I would like some input on these fees outlined. ...
Deb Smith
Late fee question.
when there's a late fee policy of a % of the rent and a partial payment is made. Say rent is $1500 and only $1000 is paid. Is the % on the total rent or just the unpaid amount. Ex: say the fee is 10% Rent is $150...
Amal Agarwal
Illinois Tenant Selection - rental bidding?
I put our condo for rent in Chicago and three very similar tenants, (same age, race, sex etc) all saw and submitted the application at the same time. Background checks and credit scores all checked out so I have nothi...
Account Closed
First Step Plans/Questions
Hello, I'm a new BP member and I've been reading a lot of posts recently. This site is amazing!! My wife and I are interested in getting into real estate. With that being said, I'd like to see if you all can give ...
Hunter Reed
Financing options for the 1st investment
Hello BP,The time is coming near for me to seal the deal on my first investment property. I have been due diligently studying markets, books, education, podcasts, and mentors for almost 3 years now. I have come across...
Michael De Oliveira
New To Real Estate Investing
Hello to all,My name is Michael, I’m 25 years old, married and have a daughter. Although I started my life a little early, my family pushes me to becoming the best version of myself. I always talked to my wife how I w...
Jesse Kindra
Appliances
Hi BP Community,I'm working on rehabbing a property I just purchased and I am trying to decide what to do about appliances. The property was built in '74, and is in a solid blue collar neighborhood south of Seattle. I...