Mike S.
Home Inspection Found Termite Damage - My Plan
I have a house under contract and inspection yesterday. We found some things that were as expected, some unexpected. The biggest was the discovery of termite damage on the floor joists in the basement. It appears t...
Jason Kniss
Using a VA Loan in a hot market
Hi BP!I’m Active Duty Coast Guard and moving to San Diego in the late summer for Grad School at UCSD. Since I need to be within a short commute to the school, it really seems like the housing market is a little too ex...
Katie Bustos
Tax saving strategy for long term
Hi! I just started educating myself on rental properties a few months ago and am trying to determine my strategy. My husband and I both work and have a combined income of $220k but we are paying $60k annually on taxes...
Matthew Wilson
VA Loan Eligibility - Newly Commissioned Officer
Hey folks!
Figured this would be the best place to ask my questions... I just commissioned into the Virginia Army National Guard in May after completed 4 years of ROTC in college (3 year national scholarship, not sur...
Natalie Allen
What makes a new agent attractive to a TOP NOTCH RE Broker?
I've been investing in Indiana for a few years and my family will be relocating to an STR market soon in Florida. I'm actively getting my license and would love to know from brokers, "What can a new agent showcase in...
Kim Smith
Buying rentals with my self directed 401K
I have funds in a self directed 401K through Equity Trust. I have been lending funds to investors that I know for 2nd position loans on their flips. Equity Trust does not allow checkbook control over my money and so...
Brock Dowis
Long term and short term rental partnership
I am curious if this sort of partnership already exists. But wouldn't it be advantageous for a long term buy and hold investor to team up with someone looking to do AirBnb arbitrage? If the property is marginal or may...
Account Closed
Attaining License While Away For Studies
Blessings all,My name is Benedict, but you all can call me Thomas. I turned 18 two weeks ago, and I have had it set in my mind that I want to be a real estate agent since I was 16. However, education is one of the mos...
Judy Godfrey
Baltimore Newbie
Hi. I am Judy and I have worked in the real estate industry in the Baltimore area since 1988, and became a licensed agent in 2011. I would like to start flipping houses, with the long term goal of rental properties ...
Jonathan Stickley
Newbie Real Estate Investor- Quincy, MA
Hello BP Community,My name is Jonathan Stickley and I currently live in Quincy, MA (about 15 mins from Boston). I am extremely new to the whole REI scene and discovered BP while looking for a good source of Real Estat...