Hello,  I am a new real estate investor from Arkansas. I am considering purchasing a property in a neighborhood that has a history of drugs and some other crimes.  Rent, in this neighborhood is in the lower 50% but th...

Afternoon BP!Bottom line up front: I reached out to a local bank, sent an email inquiring about loan services for REI. Loan officer responded saying that they didn't feel it would be a good fit, and that this is not h...

We have accepted an offer on a beautiful, fully remodeled, house built in the early 1980's. We have done all the work on the house ourself with the help of a general contractor who is a friend of ours and made sure it...

I'm looking for recommendations and help to find a lender than can lend on a property and not on my personal credit or DTI. While I have an 825 credit score and low personal DTI, I am looking to refinance a rental pro...

Need some advice, please.We have a lot of Hispanic families in my rental neighborhood, but they rarely apply for our units (not sure why, except some Craigslist ads do advertise that they speak Spanish), so I don't ha...

Am I the only one who thought this one sondes a little like a guru? I mean the opening jingle says "learn about real estate with out all the hype". And the first thing you hear is "you're gonna be so pumped when you h...

Hey everyone.  I'm sure at some point, the majority of you have had to deal with depression.  Sometimes, it can be completely debilitating and throws me off my groove for months at a time.  Let's be honest, shoving my...

I feel guilty of not being very active on Bp lately. so this post will hopefully motivate me to become more active in the forumI recently bought an old house that will need lot of clean up and work. i paid 78k includi...

To be honest, I'm not even sure if you can carry an annual warranty policy on rentals, but is this an avenue anyone utilizes?  The benefits would certainly be to stabilize fluctuations in maintenance costs and to stre...

Can someone please explain what the benefits are to the buyer? I get the benefits to the seller and agent.