Adam Berlinberg
Where to begin with cash on hand
I am a physician and hoping to get into the real estate game, just looking for recommendations to get started. I am finally starting to have some extra cash and have almost 6 figures sitting in the bank that I am look...
Chanel Oldham
Bad Credit
Hello,I have bad credit and i'm having trouble getting financed to buy my first home. I'm wondering if I were to buy a home outright (in cash) would it be easier to get a loan to fix it up? I don't even qualify for ...
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...
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...
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...