Jason Bilbrey
How to deal with tenants who have done more damage than deposit
I just purchased a duplex with some tenants in one half that have been there for approximately 5 years. During the walkthrough, it's clear they have damaged all the carpet even though it was new when they moved in. Th...
Navdeep Raj
250K Investment in to-be hot pocket in North Austin
I’m in contract for a 3B-2B house in 78729. Its built 1985, 1150sqft (1550sqft including a converted garage to a large 2nd living area) and is a corner lot. So far my research says Austin is not a good place for inves...
Mathieu Gagnon
Canadians in the USA. Where to start.
I'm from the suburban of Montreal, Canada.I'm hearing so many successful stories about people investing in the US. We managed to gather 40K in cash for this project and have access to a lot more (Friends and Family mo...
Ahamed Nafeez
Interested in buying a rental property in Austin.
I would like to buy a rental property in Austin, TX. The range am looking for is around $225-$275K. What are the best options I have in terms of websites and resources? I am a newbie in this area and would like to kno...
Shane Adsir
FOUND huge deal, way bigger than I can chew; pro help
How do I finance something in any capacity when it is out of my league but so ripe I cannot stop talking about this? the deal is listed at 6.4 million for 90 units in foreclosure.
Roy Gottesdiener
Starting out as an overseas investor
Hi everyone,I've been following the forums and podcast for a while, and now it's time for me to take it one step further :)I do not live in the states, but as my home country has a really tough real estate market whic...
Andrey Gorokhovskiy
Should I cash refi my 3.5% interest property for 4.65%?
Ok here is our situation we are still new to real estate and investing and just purchased our 3rd rental and want to keep moving forward.Our first property we bought in WA state in 2012 for 130k and now is valued at 4...
Blake Boyles
Starting with nothing but knowledge and motivation!
Hello BP nation! My wife and I are new to BP, as well as the real estate industry as a whole. We've been doing research and reading books, blogs, forums and talking to real estate professionals for a couple of months ...
Josh McCullough
How far from the office would you live?
The subject says it all!! How far do y'all drive to get to your office? I'll have my license by the end of the year, and starting to second guess my original decision to work for a large brokerage, CB, in the town w...
Shaka Farrier
VA LOAN (Owner Occupied) Duplex Analysis
I'll keep this short and sweet. I am basing my numbers as if I were renting out both sides. I am rounding my mortgage costs up for easy calculation and my owner expenses (percentages) are pretty conservative Purchase ...