Nate Baum
Bay Area Newbie ready to combat "analysis paralysis" Help needed!
Hello BP community!I was unable to find a good 1-800 number for analysis paralysis, so I figured this would be a great place to start. Thank you for building such an amazing place with a treasure trove of information,...
Robert Carl
Do you have to rent to people that dont work and just recieve disability?
I dont like renting to people that just recieve social service checks as income for 2 reasons.
1. If you dont work for it you dont take care of it.
2. You cant not garnish social service income.
Kay March
If appraisals are based on comps, how do prices rise over time?
This is a technical question that arises from the painful experience of having an appraisal come in low. It happened two years ago when a VA appraiser, citing comps, said that the price my buyer had agreed to pay for ...
Angelo Revercomb
Should I create an LLC before beginning my journey?
I was scrolling the internet and ran across some articles about how some people feel it is important to set up an LLC before beginning a real estate journey. I wanted to get some other thoughts on this!1) Do you think...
Dave W.
potential mentor--what red flags should I look out for?
A couple of weeks ago, I was at a local car wash waiting for my truck, & I called a mortgage broker about some info I sent him to get pre-qualified for a loan. A man standing nearby overheard part of my conversati...
Account Closed
What materials to include in packet for private lenders?
So I'm trying to raise private money and have been looking at what other investors/friends in my area have been including in their info packets to private lenders and wanted to get more input if you have experience...
Vikram C.
Real estate as an inflation hedge
I have read many posts here and elsewhere stating that real estate is a good hedge against inflation. A look at inflation adjusted SF home prices since 1890 does validate that view. (Sorry, don't know how to insert ...
Chris Frydenlund
European moving to Austin, TX looking for home (130K-170K) in Austin area
Hey BP-members!
I'm a young man from Copenhagen, Denmark in Europe. My American wife and I are planning to move to Austin with our newborn. She's from Houston, TX, but I have convinced her to move to Austin, TX.
We ...
Jake Thomas
$25K property to a $400K Lake House using 1031 exchanges
About 2 years ago I drove by this horribly ugly blue house that I could barely see from the road. I had been reading BP posts about driving for dollars and finding the seller to buy it. After an hour of google searchi...
Bao Nguyen
Why do Michigan SFH investors reinvent the wheel everytime?
I don't know about everyone else, but I got into real estate to be an investor: to buy/sell/rent. I don't want to burn my Saturdays running around unlocking doors for prospective buyers/tenants or meeting up with con...