Joseph Ellengar
Anyone have opinions on the Huntsville, TX area?
I live in Houston. I own a small townhouse in the Houston metro (midtown) and am looking at purchasing my first rental properties. Cap rates are very poor in Houston proper. Huntsville seems good - it's a college area...
Robert Pflueger
Security Deposit Agreement to Rent / Sale of property
In California:I put a down payment for a rental property security deposit as asked by the property owner to secure the rental and continue with section 8 housing inspection procedures. This was on 3/24/16 the deposit ...
Joel Sherlock
"Boring Is Sexy" - Lessons from My Mentor
The term “Boring is sexy” was one my mentor had used so many times, I always understood the overarching meaning. Safe and secure, slow and steady. My focus has always been on growth markets, good job growth for the ar...
Dan K.
Bringing property management in house : what do you think?
I've been using professional property managers for the last 10 years but last year I made the leap of bringing self management in house. I was deliberating on this decision for a couple of years but I'm so glad I made...
Tim Joyce
DTI calculation, for conventional lending
Can any lenders who do conventional lending tell me how wide a snapshot you’d take of my debt obligations when calculating DTI? Like, does the short-term debt service I have now really hamper my borrowing capability f...
Dylan Snow
Interested in Texas and California RE, from New Zealand
Hello all!I'm new to investing, from New Zealand originally, but moved to San Francisco two years ago for a job doing R&D for a tech company. I'm getting a real estate agent's license in California next year in my...
Gino Tomba
Traditional Duplex Rental VS SFR AirBnB
Hey BP,
Frustration has mounted the last 6 months not finding my first duplex to reach my goal of 3 in 3 years. Time is money and the longer it takes, the further I set myself back on my goal. I am looking anywhere w...
Kyle D.
House Hack #2 - HomePossible, or HomeImpossible?
I've hit a brick wall here! I've also spoken to 2 lenders now who supposedly offer the HomePossible Product, but they don't seem to have the answer themselves. Short bit of info on me: I'm coming up on 2 years of owne...
Josiah Mosley
Than Merrill credible source?
Is Than Merrill a credible real estate source? I signed up for one of his real estate conferences, but I just want to be sure he is not just some guru trying to make money off of people.
Zachary Negri
Learning your market
Hello BP members,
My name is Zach this is my first post here on BP! I am a newbie 21 y.o. Investor from CT and want your take on the best way to learn the market around me. I know I can call and talk to real estate a...