Josh White
HUD Home, 203B Loan, and Lead Based Paint
Hello everyone, I have an offer on a HUD home which was accepted, however their was mold in the basement. This made me first switch my loan from USDA, to 203B to remove the mold. I have gotten an estimate on the mol...
Shrey A.
Real estate investment in current economy vs stock market
I hope I will not be hated on for this question. I have been an investor in stock markets for the last 7 years. In the last 5 years, an index fund for S&P500 has yielded 75% returns (15% yearly on average?). The s...
Stephen Tanquary
Thoughts on buying a personal residence right now?
My wife and I are in the process of buying a condo as our first personal residence in Fullerton, CA. We have opened escrow and are just about to wrap up our inspections. We have a lot of family members semi-freaking o...
Kyle R Vreeland
Early stages of investing, looking for advice for beginners
Hi everybody, I’m a 22 year old looking for general advice to guide me in the right direction. Ive been interested in real estate for some time now and I decided that this is something I’d really want to pursue in the...
Michael Doherty
How to put an equity value on project/property management?
Hi all,My partner and I have found two individuals to help fund a commercial deal we found. The total amount down will be roughly 300k. My partner and I don't have any substantial money put down however, we will be m...
Tyler Lewis
Question on Realtor negotiation process??
Hello everyone I am new to the forum and REI. I have a question in regards to the process for submitting offers and negotiating a offer between Realtors.Our Realtor is currently working on a offer we made on a house ...
Marc Webster
I have $725k in equity. Whats the best way to Invest/Leverage?
Hi everyone. We currently have 2 rental homes and both are completely paid for. The rental houses have a combined equity of $725k. Also have $100k in equity in the house I live in. The 2 rental houses bring in $1900 a...
Diya Sharp
Owner financing for a fix and flip
Hello BP family,I am a new member to the board and need some advice. I own a property outright in Houston that I bought Q4 of last year for 359 K. The property is a gorgeous, but very old historic home in a very desir...
Bryan Byrnes
100% committed to REI, advice on starting
Hello, I'm in my mid-twenties and am starting in real estate investing. I realize that I have time to my advantage right now and want to utilize this time as much as possible because we all know we don't get time back...
Martin Alonso
Getting Started & Optimizing for Cash Flow
Hi all,I own a house in Austin TX but the local market has very low cap rates. I'm looking to buy my first multifamily home. I want to optimize for cash flow vs appreciation but would like to be able to drive to see t...