David Girdusky
David Girdusky NYC New Investor Introduction
Hello all, my name is David, I am a lifetime NYC resident, recently got married and had my first child. My wife and I bought our first property that we are splitting as vacation home/ seasonal rental property, while r...
Wentworth Brown
How can I sell my Texas house while living in Germany?
Hi Folks,
I am new to this awesome community.
I own a house in Texas that I need to sell. Currently, I live in Germany and have no plans on returning to the US in the near future. I have a full-time job and family o...
Hannah Ly
Need help to decide on my first rental investment
Hi All,I'm a newbie here. Since I found out about BP (5 days ago), I have done a lot of reading on here. One of the most important key takeaways is always asking for advices from BP masters. I live and work in Sandy S...
Andrea Castor
Temp housing turned rental - okay not to buy at 70% of ARV?
Long story short, I have one gifted child (2nd grade), one "inclusion class" child (1st grade) and two more that will enter school in the next 3 yrs. Although we live in an excellent school district, its very large an...
Matt Smith
keeping primary residence as a rental
Me and My wife are planning on getting ourselves into a "live in flip". Originally the plan was to use the equity from our condo in the form of a HELOC to fund the down payment of the home, and keep the condo as a re...
Robert Crocker
How do I acquire this property from my Neighbor?
Hey guys,My purpose is not to be morbid, but this is the situation at hand. My neighbor has verbally committed to selling me his property upon his death. He is 90 years old, and none of his family members will be ab...
Account Closed
Pay cash for primary home or put 20% down
I have decided to downsize from the house I currently live in which is worth $600k, to a house that is worth $350k. After selling my current house, I expect to receive enough in proceeds from the sale to pay for the n...
Austin Eberle
House Hacking: Condo vs. SFH
Hello everyone,My name is Austin and I'm currently a house hackee in my brothers' investment property. I reside in the Phoenix area and am looking to purchase either a single family home or a condo as my first propert...
Derius Evans
Investing out of state
Hello everyone, I have educated myself about investing in real estate for the past 8 months and I am ready to jump and take on whatever risk real estate has to offer.I recently moved to California for a new job offer ...
Lathan Cram
Vacancy
With multi-unit property is vacancy a common thing? How much in reserve funds do you all keep stashed away to cover the expenses when a unit(s) is vacant? Also, is it a common thing to not be able to find a tenant for...