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Chris L. Need advice on buying my first investment property
12 February 2021 | 9 replies

Hi there. Interested in buying my neighbors home as my first investment property. It’s a highly desirable area and homes sold relatively quickly -pre pandemic. I have not bought an investment property before and am lo...

Jon McCarron Out of State rentals: Austin, TX
3 January 2015 | 28 replies

Hello All,Recently, 2 old college roommates of mine moved to Austin, Texas. I told them that I can't wait to make a visit down there (I am currently in Massachusetts) to see them, and check out the city. But giving it...

Robert Anderson I Can't get financing for a flip. Great credit, great down payment. Any ideas?
11 June 2015 | 20 replies

       Hi all, My name is Bob new to BP. I live in the Boston area, 15 minutes south of Boston. I am trying to get financing for my first flip, and have been shot down by 3 banks for a 30 year fixed rate ( not sure if...

Jordan Bateman Met with seller of a house today, he's homeless, this gets interesting
4 February 2013 | 30 replies

Back story:
Today I was making a trip to go change the locks on a few houses I bought at this months County Auction.

While out in the area where I've purchased quite a few houses, I noticed a rundown house and chec...

Nicholas Patrick Why all the hype around self directed 401k's
11 May 2017 | 30 replies

I'm not new to real estate investing, but still inexperienced. Why do people fawn over self directed 401k's. I mean, you get to invest in real estate tax free. That's absolutely amazing, BUT you can't start pulling ou...

Sarah Buchanan Screening Tenants: Gross vs Net Income?
14 January 2023 | 52 replies

I have a married couple prospective tenants that look ideal; credit scores above 800, previous homeowners, etc. Rent is $2400/mo so I require $7200/mo income.  Husband is currently unemployed (due to COVID) and wife m...

Tyler Mehigan Cats and Dogs and Pets, Oh My!
2 August 2022 | 23 replies

Hi Everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful day. Is it worth it to allow pets for rental properties to increase the amount of potential tenants or should I reduce risk of property damage/loud animals and not allow ...

Shiloh Lundahl Why you shouldn’t jump into real estate hoping to avoid a job
12 March 2018 | 24 replies

On a lot of new investor posts, I read that they want to replace their full time income with passive income from real estate investing. Which all in all is not a bad thing but I think their time frames to do this is n...

Luke Mccandless Officially a speculation market!!
26 December 2015 | 34 replies

This "investment" property just went pending at 643,000 here in Oakland. It's a 2 unit each 1 bed 1 bath. Realistic rent on each unit is max $1800.  $43200 gross - taxes of $9452 (actual tax for this house) insurance ...

Kenrick Lumenier Opportunities in real estate investing in ARUBA
11 January 2019 | 33 replies

Hi Everyone ,Let me first introduce myself to the community.My name in Kenrick from Aruba(the caribbean), I am a young entrepreneur on the island also involved in real estate.In this discussion I will elaborate more a...