Jacquelyn Umof
List house higher or lower than value?
I'm helping to sell my grandmother's house, and one real estate agent I interviewed said she thinks we should list it at the highest price possible (1.45M), and that we could always bring it down. Another agent said s...
Sean Jackson
New to investing & my big 'why'
Hello! My name is Sean Jackson & I am new to investment. People typically have their reasons why they want to take the leap into investing in real estate, for me my story isn't really unique - but it is the prime ...
William McCormick
Opinions on a deal - Will be my first rental if i do it.
Hello I am extremely new to real-estate, I own my home I currently live in and am looking into getting rental property. I found a house on the Listing and gave the Deal calculator a try (well for a second time.) I sen...
Cynthia Perez
How to use my investment property to buy primary residence
I recently purchased my first real estate investment property through a Tax foreclosure auction for approximately $70k. I used just about all of my savings to do so considering this has been my dream my initial plan w...
Shalante Davis
Help!!! Selecting the Right Self Direct IRA
Hey BP,
I have been self employed for the past 3 years. I have been doing some research on IRAs, but at this point my eyes are starting to cross. I have a nice amount of money sitting multiple retirement plans from ...
Charles Hathcock
DTI is too high with 2 mortgages in my name
Hello, We have 2 homes so far, one is rented out and we live in the other. Both are FHA as the bank said it was legal since we lived in the first home for more than a year. My problem is that my credit score has tan...
Rachael Luce-Ogle
New Blood! REI + Realtor in Southwest Michigan (St. Joseph)
Hello! I am a Michigan native currently living in St Joseph and actively learning as much as possible about real estate investment. In my day to day, I am a real estate agent helping people make their next move or i...
Jim Hwang
Seeking win-win-win ideas for real-life case study of home in preforeclosure
Hi BP community, I'm a new investor looking for some feedback: there's a local SFH in preforeclosure and I met the owner in person who told me the reason was basically a misunderstanding: he skipped mortgage payments ...
Chris McDaniel
Anyone use an alarm system while rehabbing?
I'm about to start a rehab project and I was wondering what other BPers thoughts and experiences where when it comes to alarm systems? I was thinking about simplisafe alarm system? What are your thoughts and with con...
Michael Goodman
Help Look Over My Quick Underwriting
Hey guys my name's Mike,I think it's my first time posting and have been doing a ton of reading and research, want to finally make the leap into real estate investing. Chatted with a local realtor I've used in the pas...