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Looking to invest around Lake Nokomis/Richfield/Bloomington, MNI've been doing some reading, and with the prices in my area I don't have enough funds for a 20-25% downpayment for multi-family properties. I have almost...
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My grandmother had just passed and left me 30k. I've studied REI since I was a senior in HS and know the basics of REI. for the moment I am unemployed because I had to take care of her until her passing and now I am d...
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Due to the bond market going crazy the last few days, within 24hrs my rate on a SFH investment house went from 4.375% to 5.5% !!!! I did not lock in yet. It is an increase of $120 per month. The question I have is sho...
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anyone have an idea of how the market is like here in Houston Tx for Investors, Flippers, Wholesalers and Real estate in general.
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I have listened to several podcasts that recommend using equity to purchase more rental properties. I have about $100k+ in equity. Whats the best approach in utilizing the money to purchase several properties. Does...
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What are the factors to consider when deciding whether to ask the seller to pay for closing costs or just boosting the offering price to compensate.
Sample deal:
Offer 1- $515K, each party pays his own closing cos...
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A weird thing happens when I write down my goal. Even if I don't look at them again until the end of the year, they all seem to happen. I thought I would use this forum to write down my 2016 goals. Hopefully, they...
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Hi Hudson County, NJ investors, any solid property manager you can refer for multi-family investments? This is for two buildings, 3 units each in West New York and Union City, New Jersey. What % of gross rent should...
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Is there a way to "manipulate" Zillow values? I'm under contract on a triplex and have noticed the Zestimate value swing from $164k-$200k back and forth over the course of several weeks.
My hunch is that the owner o...
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Hello,Long time lurker, decided to start being active in the BP community.I'm a lender, of the traditional 'soft money' mortgage sort. Investment property purchases are mostly really interesting problems to solve from...