Matt Burns
Downpayment, First Time Buyer, Pre-Forclosure
If I only have 5-10% for a downpayment on a $200,000 home and I work a job where I make $25-30k but I have no debt, good credit, and have some big assets such as a car (fully paid off) would I be approved by a bank fo...
Cerelia Bennett
Tenants with high student loan debt
Hello,I have a couple who just completed a credit check for my unit and the credit score for one person is 702 and for the other is 688. The combined income is more than three times the required amount needed for the ...
Jaden Connor
Self Employed vs. Corporate World?
I am currently a college student double majoring in Finance and Management Information Systems with a minor in Real Estate. I have enjoyed it, but I have very little desire to work a 9am-5pm job in the corporate world...
Aaron Smith
LLC in DC, Maryland or Virginia?
Hi BPers,I'm starting a business in the DC metro area with my brother. Just from some quick research, it looks like the path that we want to go is a LLC partnership and not a corporation structure (S or C corp).My que...
Bastian Kneuse
Tax Accountant - Local or Investment Market
I am currently looking to hire a tax accountant to help with tax strategies and filing annual taxes. I reside in California, but own rental properties in Alabama. I have W2 employment and run the rental properties on ...
Wes Brown
Financing historic home rehab
We're looking to purchase a historic house that has excellent income potential but currently needs moderate rehab work (foundation, flooring, bath remodel), and we're looking for financing options that will allow us t...
Hector Duran
Renting Out Primary Residence
Hello everyone! About 8 months ago, I purchased my first property which was new construction. I have several warranty's on the house that covers a lot of expenses which led to the idea of renting out my primary resi...
AJ Santiago
How to use Hard Money Lender to fund my first deal
Hi guys! Need some advice/pointers as to how I can use HMLs to fund my first deal.Before I reach out to hard money lenders, I was hoping to gather some info from the BP community!1. What is the process to getting a ha...
Tricia O'Brien
"Automated Income Verification by Finicity/ Mastercard" - for tenant applicants?
Hello ! I am using Zillow Rental manger to find/screen tenants. One seemingly well qualified applicant did not post his actual last pay stub, but instead posted something that said he had gone through another servic...
Jeffrey Auckland
Buying a primary residence but not living in it
There is probably a lot of gray area around this question but I am curious if I could purchase a single family or duplex as my primary residence and still live in my current property without the bank knowing? It proba...