Lane Babin
Newbie from Lake Charles, LA
Newbie here from Lake Charles, Louisiana. First time posting here on BP as I just found the site a week ago. I've been reading LOTS of REI books over the past month after I decided that I want to stop dreaming and ta...
Jianlan Sheng
Long term rental vacancy vs. market rent
Hi I have just moved out of my previous house, which is a 5Bedroom 4.5 Bathroom in a premium location. Im wondering how long is a normal range of time for a high-end market long term lease to be in place, like rent fo...
Steven Torrez
Med school, Real Estate, and moving. What would you do?
Hello BP,I am looking for advice for if you were in my shoes.This would make for a better conversation, but I have nobody to talk to aside from the good folks here on BP so bare with me.I am 23 years old and married. ...
Luann Renteria
Airbnb 1st time rental wants $ back for slow water pressure
I we during the property next to us into an air BNB and rented it out for a month Two weeks after we posted the property. Wasn't expecting and in the middle of Michigan in the Winter and it has been a learning expe...
Flavio Garcia
Youngin' looking for knowledge
Basically as it says above I'm 21 and got serious about my finances about a year ago. I'm hoping that by starting early I can achieve financial independence sooner rather than later. I realize its a journey so I'm jus...
Kevin Fagan
Newbie Investor from California
Hello everyone! My name is Kevin Fagan, and my wife and I have been interested in investing in real estate for many years and finally are ready to get our feet wet! I started the 90 day challenge a few weeks back an...
Brian OMahony
Flat Fee commission Selling (Rex) Vs traditional MLS Selling
I am a big advocate of partnering with a real estate agent to both sell and find deals. With the impact of COVID-19, I am now starting to question a flat fee selling commission vs the traditional MLS 4.5% to 6% real e...
Bienes Raices
Something to think about before using small, local banks
Thanks to the advice on this forum, I was able to get a cash out refi from a small, local bank in my area when no one else would consider me, which was fantastic. Subsequently I opened a bank account (in my LLC's name...
Andy Wong
HELP: 100k Spread but don't know how to structure!
So my father has a client who's is filing BK in Los Angeles, however they have a 4 bed 2 bath home and owe 192k to first lender and 110k to the second= 302k total owed. Comps show that the market value of the prope...
David P.
Phoenix vacation rental
Looking at purchasing a vacation rental and furnishing it in Phoenix; any advice on location, size and what to expect out of short-term tenants?