Teresa Hickey
Potential Mold Issue (Tenant claims)
Hi everyone, I just bought a single family unit in Dallas 9 months. It's considered a Class A property, and in an area where schools are all rated highly. My tenants just moved in 6 months ago and claims that they h...
Evan Tillotson
Zillow reliability
I am working on my first project, and I was wondering how reliable the information is on Zillow as far as sales prices, rents, forclosures and the like? Are there other sites which will have info that I can compare? A...
Dave Fagundes
Assessing and inferring from financials
Last couple offers I've had out I made because the deals seemed good based on assumptions I made including 5% each for cap ex and repairs. These assumptions were ones I got from watching some of the BP.com webinars ab...
Steven Mitchell
dealing with contractors during flips
new rehabber here. Im on my third.First time - hired a GC. he didn't show up his entire first week. I was so new I wasn't sure if this was normal or not. Fired him.Second time. Hired a GC. didn't show up the fir...
Duncan Banks
Ambitious and educated in Massachusetts
My name is Duncan Banks, I am a 30 year old military veteran with a BA and Master's in architecture. I have been, so far, disappointed with the work and pay that I have been able to command with my education in this ...
Trenton Parks
Hedge Fund - Real Estate Investment Trusts
Has anyone ever tried to set up a REIT or a Real Estate Hedge Fund before? I am looking for someone who has experience setting this up and who can give me guidelines as to what the SEC will regulations are and good r...
Karen M.
Recent experiences w/ Peer Street and Fund that Flip?
Hey BPers, I've been casually reading about Peer Street and Fund that Flip and am curious about people's recent and long-term experiences with these services. We decided several years ago that landlording was not th...
Minsu Goo
Ok, so how much of down payment for commercial loans? really...
I've been looking at investment properties, either retail or multifamily 5+.
Banks I've talked to saying 20-35% down payment in general for multi unit.
Someone told me 50% for retail commercial properties.
I said he's...
Miss Liz
Greetings from San Diego. Buy now or wait until the recession?
Hello,I am a new member and fairly new to BP. I live in San Diego, California and am wondering the following:Should I try to get a duplex now (live in one unit and rent the other) using an FHA with 3.5% down , or shou...
Jon M.
Purchasing my first residence and renting out rooms to get started in RE Investing
Hey Everyone,This is my first (long overdue) post on BP after finding it about a month ago while reading everything I could find on real estate. First off I want to thank everyone who posts here. I have already learne...