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What to do with my first purchase??
Hi All -I bought my first apartment as a primary residence about three years ago in New York City with a conventional residential loan. I completely renovated the apartment immediately and have been living there ever ...
Brendan Finney
Buying 4-unit Rental Property with 3.5% down
Hello, I am 23yrs old & currently saving money to purchase my first rental property using an FHA loan. I have a few years to go but I have been doing research for a few months now and want to be fully prepared bef...
Amy Morehead
Access to house blocked
we have a house we will use as a STR we recently closed on in Pigeon Forge. there is a steep rocky embankment in the front by parking area. The prior owners had used a side entrance (going through neighbors property...
Bryan Metz
Long Distance Investing
Hey BP! I am currently in the Atlanta area and finding it difficult to find deals that make sense here at the moment. I just finished David Greene’s Long Distance Real Estate Investing as I have been interested in exp...
Justin Metzler
Do tenants demand low-e windows and is it worth the cost?
I have a duplex, currently live in one side, and need to make a decision on a window purchase. I received a quote to use regular windows or for an additional $1,150, to use low-e + argon. I am debating spending the...
Chad Bauer
Flat Fee MLS listings...worth it?
I recently got back in to rehabbing homes and just finished my first 2...after briefly listing them FSBO and not getting a single response we went with a full fee agent and listed on MLS. Had an incredible response i...
Kevin Phu
Exit strategies for a SFR purchased in Phoenix
Wife and I purchased a SFR in Phoenix a few months ago with the plan of making it a LTR. We thought we had our rental numbers right but after listing it for just over a month, we're looking to lower the amount again a...
Daniel Hernandez
How did you start? Where do you suggest I start?
I'm a bit lost, where do you start when looking to buy your first rental property.Do you hire a realtor/agent to help pick from a portfolio of investment properties that they determined alongside with their broker a b...
Jorge Abreu
WAYS TO INVEST: ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE
Invest in multifamily housing and you’re likely to see a higher rate of return than stock investing with much less volatility and with greater tax benefits.
While the history of stock market returns shows us that t...
Maurice Burnett
Bedrooms and Closets
I am in the process of purchasing my very first multifamily unit investment property. The property listing stated that it was 3-units with 3-bedrooms in each unit. The home inspection was completed, and the appraisal ...