Kristiana Kenny
Fundrise - Real Estate Investing Online
Hello, all!I've had an interest in real estate for a few years now, but was always nervous about the instability of the market to ever put money towards any REIT... until now. I've faced my fears and invested with the...
Ryan Moses
Are we seeing the last of short sales?
One of the incentives of a short sale was that you got a tax break based on an act passed by Congress in 2007.
Short sales are classified as debt forgiveness, therefore in a normal situation homeowners would have t...
Jack Medford
Madison, Wisconsin - Q2 Report
This is my first attempt at making a quarterly report for the city of Madison, WI. I'll be posting one at the end of every quarter for the foreseeable future, so PLEASE LEAVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK so I can continually impr...
Jordan OBrien
5% down or 10% down
Hi all,
I recently graduated college and wanted to purchase my own investment property. However I do not have enough to cover the 15% downpayment. I decided to purchase a single-family home and owner occupy it for 12...
Chris B.
Possible problem family in my rental - Steps to prepare for this?
I recently had a tenant family of 5 (3 adults who all signed the contract) move into a property of mine. I did a background check and called the past landlord who lives out of state. Landlord gave a good review and ...
Keenan Rusk
Baltimore City - Water Bill
Hi fellow BP members,I'm looking at a 2-unit property in Baltimore City for a potential house hack.In researching market rents in the area, I've come across few posts about utilities in the city. One of my concerns is...
Aaron Gordy
Texas is doing very very good. Check it out
https://www.bea.gov/news/2018/state-quarterly-pers...Great information about Texas there!
Christopher Abele
(Occupied) Property Inspections
We perform a quarterly property inspection currently during which we change air filters, check smoke / CO2 detectors and look for signs of water issues (toilets aren't running, nothing under sinks.)I'm still learning ...
Ben Dols
Unique Idea for using OPM
I don't know if this strategy has ever been used before, nor do I know if it would even work. I think its an interesting concept so I would love to hear some feedback on it.Example:You purchase a rental unit (lets sa...
David L Miller
New investor question on first rental unit
Hey Everyone,
I just purchased and close in late August on my first rental in a suburb of Allentown, PA and have a few questions if anyone is willing to give their input. Overview: SFH 3BR 1.1BA, 14x20 unfinished at...