Patrick Thomas Dickinson
Purchasing a property in SF bay area/ Sacramento region
Hey BP folks; Here's my situation. Me and Girlfriend are preapproved for 1,000,000 in loan together, I have 125,000$ to 140,000$ liquid cash to be used as down payment on whatever property we chose to purchase. Just l...
Timothy Ryan
Please Help, Formulating a Creative Finance Gameplan to help Personal Finance
I own a home valued at 400k with 230k on a 30 year fixed FHA. Our debt to income ratio is too high due to student loans and a few credit cards hence the FHA. Also my credit score is not great right now due to some l...
Brad Jordan
Inherited Section 8 Tenant- First Investment Property!
Good Evening!I just closed on my first investment property. I purchased an REO. There is currently a tenant that is section 8. I met the tenant last night at the property. She is currently on a month to month lease. ...
Ron Hollingsworth
why PropStream Sucks
I have been playing around with different filters the last few days. I run my search and then for the fun of it, I start checking these properties to see if they are currently listed in MLS. Every time I start check...
Vinson Lee
Can I deduct from security deposit for my own labor
Hi, My tenant has moved out and there is a lot of little things that need to be done to ready the place for the new tenant. Ie replace bulbs, clean, paint, fix broken cabinets, patch holes, repair broken appliances. ...
Joseph Sangimino
Calling all interior designers!!!... NEED KITCHEN ADVICE
Calling all interior designers! I'm finishing a BRRRR deal and am trying to wrap up a long, tricky remodel of an older cape cod. The kitchen was the trickiest part of the house due to a VERY poor original layout - but...
Bill Gulley
The Passing of a Friend and Ledgend
RIP John Q. Hammons, 1919-2013
Most here probably don't know of this man, Known as John Q. he passed away last night in his home. He was a small town boy from Fairview, Missouri who became a real estate ledgend. He a...
Doug Wint
New to BP, New to Real Estate Investing
Hello, BP community! I'm new to real estate investing and I don't have any deals under my belt, yet. I live in NYC but I don't feel ready to delve into this market for a first time investment. Too many cash buyers for...
Daniel Ryu
Wanna buy farmland in the Ukraine? And other stories of success..
First of all, rest assured this is not another DDOS attack. I have no farmland in the Ukraine to offer anyone.(But maybe I will in five years ^^ And that's the success I wanted to write about today.) On Saturday night...
Lois Stern
New Member from Baltimore, MD
Hi all! I'm Lois Stern from Baltimore County in Maryland. I'm a project analyst for Johns Hopkins Health System. My son recently became a Real Estate Agent and we will be teaming up on flipping houses.My husband ha...