Colten Bishop
Making the Plunge in Edmonton
I am currently in the process of taking the plunge into real estate investing. My offer on a single family home with a legal secondary suite was accepted and now we are just going through the process of removing cond...
Varinder Kumar
HELOC to purchase second rental?
Now that my first rental is giving me a $500 cash flow I have about 120k in equity as well. I can probably use about 60k of that as a HELOC (home equity line of credit). I would like to purchase more rentals but do ...
Jacob Berry
Group Investment / Investing with Friends
Hello BP. I am looking for some advice on investing in property with a group of my close friends. A bit of background first; Myself and my friends are about to finish university, and will be working our first 'real' j...
Billy Blough
New investor near Johnstown Pennsylvania
New member here from Johnstown Pa. Could use a little guidance in managing utility bills for my single family rental. The water/sewage is required to be in the owners name. How do i collect payment on this? Should...
John Martin
Miami: in contract. time to negotiate?
A bit of an unusual situation. I am in contract for a condo in Miami Beach and planning to close on Sept 23rd. However, with the Hurricane Irma, it is going to impact my investment as it is going to find tenants (shor...
Charlie MacPherson
Foundation is 1 foot deep! What could we have done differently?
I recently helped a flipper to buy a home in a very upscale town. It's a total gut - right down to the studs. The entire roof structure needs to be replaced. Estimated rehab is $175,000.I was able to negotiate the ...
Ken Lagana
Boom or bust? Is now a good time to own rentals?
Just reading an article today in the wsj: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-existing-home-sales-dropped-in-september-1539957950?emailToken=a8fc719ae9f6d54df13e655f7c48f09aqvJ1ILIMG5gL0mjK/c26HRAAXnV3Z8zIp/E42QWlffFMFiv...
Kristie Giles
Highest and best – waiving all contingencies vs escalation clause
Hi, I live in a hot (or at least warm) market and have been trying to buy my second home/first investment property for about a year and a half (off the MLS). I originally was looking for the mythical 'structurally sou...
Jonathan Roveto
Most effective mail marketing to find flippables
Hi all, I'm wanting to test the water with house flipping in my area. I already own 4 properties as long-term buy and holds and have a W-2 job, so I have sources of income. With this in mind, what are some effective w...
David Ivy
March 2018 Market Report
The March 2018 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS®. All signs point to an incredibly strong summer season for Austin area real estate. Last month, 2,714 single-family homes s...