Rick Venetico
When to Sell vs Hold Rentals?
Im 36 years old and have built my business on sales. Im a real estate broker by trade and have spent most of my career helping builders and investors buy and sell houses. In the past 5 years my business parter and I s...
Kevin Hurney
Tax Deed Auction
If I were to purchase a property through a tax deed auction would it be free and clear at the time of the auction?
Rakesh Balavanthapu
Rookie from Atlanta
Dear BP Community,
I hope this email finds you all in good health and high spirits. My name is Rakesh Balavanthapu, and I am writing to seek guidance and support as I embark on my journey as a new real estate investo...
Ryan Lam
Primary Residence: Hold or Sell?
Curious to get other perspectives on this topic. I’ve been throwing around the idea of buying another primary residence (upgrading), but the current mortgage rate makes it a little tougher of a decision. Background:Yo...
Zach Strong
What makes a 5 star experience?
Hey longtime STR investors, I’m in the planning stages of turning a property I own into a STR. As I’ve analyzed other listings around me they all appear to have similar capacity (1-2 beds, 1-2 baths) as my own. Also, ...
Eric Braxton
401(k) Loans to Finance Rental
I am thinking about using a 401(k) loan to fund a property. I’ve read up on some of the risks involved. Looking for anyone with some real world experience to share some advice on what to do/not to do that you think wo...
George Genovezos
who do you use for a self directed 401k?
Hi all,I have some funds in my 401k that's not performing. It's currently with Fidelity and they don't offer anything self directed.Who should I use to purchase real estate with? What kind of fees should I expect?Thanks!
Hannah Nguyen
Can court disapprove an auction sale?
I bought a property located in PG county of Maryland at auction.com. The contract says the Seller (in this case is the bank) at closing is responsible for delivering to the Closing Agent "The transfer deed warranting ...
Laura Kaspari-Hohmann
Would you buy this turnkey?
Hi BP Braintrust,I've identified a turnkey and the property looks great on paper (green crime area on Trulia in a decent city, great schools, A neighborhood (per seller), $250/mo cash flow, 7.35% cap rate, and 10.48% ...
Jeff S.
To Record or Not to Record (a Note), That is the Question
Our process is to use a broker to originate all of our loans. We fund the deal and then the Note and Deed of Trust are assigned to us at closing. Pretty standard stuff.
The DOT and Assignment of course must be reco...