Stepha L Lockwood
House value doubled-take out HELOC and rent or sell?
Hi all! I started my RE investing journey about a year ago but was majorly derailed by job and family circumstances, and now a huge decision has brought me back into the game fortunately, and I could really use some ...
Derek P.
Ways to improve this parking situation?
I recently purchased a 3 family with very limited parking. Two of the units are occupied and I am having trouble renting out the 3rd unit with such limited parking. We have a winter parking ban in this town and the s...
Sachin Amin
Residential vs Commercial zoning
Hello Experts,Background: we are working on a 8 unit deal (2 parcels x 4 units on each building) - we thought this would fall into residential loan and we almost completed the paperwork, but the lender came back stati...
Daniel Strauss
New Investor looking at Birmingham, AL
Hi everyone,My name is Daniel, I am 27 years old and live in San Diego, CA. I have a wonderful family and one of my biggest passions in life is helping others. I work a full time day job and am an aspiring real estate...
Eric Fernwood
Will the Election Result Impact the Housing Market?
As Election Day nears, many individuals halt their major financial activities because they feel the uncertainty of the election results may have adverse effects if they act now. In this post, I will explore the histor...
Aron Shreiber
In Search For New Markets
Gals and Gents,I have read a lot in the past BP articles and listened to many BP podcasts, it's a pleasure becoming part of the crowd.Let me introduce myself, I am active in the NYC market, I buy a lot of class C prop...
Jean Bolger
What do you think of this seller's Schedule E...
I was looking at a group of 4 fourplexes as a package deal. I had done my projections (yay! 50% rule) and things were looking good. Showed it to my lender, things were looking quite good. (yay!) Then, I get the seller...
Brian Scott
Refi question FHA to Conventional
Hello everyone,
My wife and I own a mutli-family home and purchased it in February 2022 for 495,000. We put 5% down using an FHA loan and currently have an outstanding balance of 450,063. We opted for the FHA so we c...
Dawn Anastasi
Section 8 Bible
Has anyone ever read these books (volume I and II)? In it, the guy talks about his strategy for buying and renting out over 300 single family homes.
For the first property, he started off with around $28,000 or so f...
Jon Khalil
House Hacking in Orange County, CA
Hello BP! Im having some trouble with House Hacking here in Orange County. I am currently looking for a duplex, and have been pre-approved for $250,000. However there is no Duplex for that amount of money anywhere in ...