Donnell Durden
New Investor What's a deal?
Hello BP members!I'm 30, in Online school for accounting, from New Haven CT. Score is about 640 and I have about 10K saved. I'm new to the site but feel so fortunate to come across all of this free information. I grew...
Nick Grassi
Redoing a roof - any thoughts on installing solar and/or EV charging?
Post-Milton needing to replace single family home roof on our investment property. In the process, considering installing solar panels. My monthly electric is currently $130-$200. And we’re curious about also potentia...
Nicholas Ansin
New RE Investor (VT Based)
Hi everyone! I've been listening to the BP podcast and reading up on RE investing for almost 6 months now and I feel ready to jump in, but I'm hesitant with the current sentiment about rates.I'm looking to invest both...
Chase Webster
Should I refinance at a higher rate in order to make cash flow?
My wife an I live in a 3 bed 3 bath house in Nebraska. I bought the house for $175K (0 down) on a VA mortgage in 2012 ($178K with the VA funding fee rolled in). We have paid down approximately $35K of the mortgage (st...
Edwin Ortiz
How to choose tenants?
I received 2 applications for my rental property. 1 of them meet the income requirements (about 5x the rent) but after doing a credit check I noticed that they have 2 accounts in collections (under $2k both) and in th...
Katie Tran
Looking to Invest in North Orange County, CA
Hi, We're a couple in north Orange County and would like to invest in a rental property closed to our primary residence. We've been reading a few Real Estate Investing books and hoping to get some advises/guidance her...
Brendan M.
My First Deal: How I Got Paid $4.8k at Closing AND Increased My Cash Flow $1200 a Month for 0% Down
I’m writing this post for all the newbies (especially military) out there who have yet to complete their first deal so they can hopefully see that getting a decent deal on their first purchase is actually achievable. ...
Rick Bassett
Tenant screening uncovered DUI's, jail time etc
Hi All,
Looking for a sanity check here with a potential tenant.
He called on a property, loved it with 2 minutes of walking through it (almost no one loves this property as it has a strange floor plan) and emailed...
Account Closed
Tenant is late and has cancer
One of my tenants has just been diagnosed with cancer. She's been dealing with various health issues that have made paying rent on time a problem. Has anyone dealt with a situation like this? I'm trying to be accommod...
Omi C.
The problem with cap rates?
When I first learned about cap rates I thought that they were a great way to compare properties independent of any particular investors financing situation. It also sounded like every particular area/neighborhood ...