The Real Estate Bowl

Hi there. Does anyone have a good loan officer info from Bank of America and is from NY/NYC? We have a loan officer currently but want to switch.

Buying our first home. Closing is tomorrow. We still don’t have final figures with regards to cash to close. Our broker keeps sending us loan estimates every other day with different cash to close num… more

How will the election results affect home prices and interest rates?

Does anyone know whether you can find if a building has section 8 renters in it? New York City specifically

Anyone taking STR approach in the Catskills or Hudson Valley area? Looking to buy property for his purpose but would appreciate any insights on towns to focus on. Ideally under a 400k price point.

Thoughts on buying plots of land to flip? Why would this be a good or bad idea?

I’m thinking of renovating one of my homes to charge more rent and eventually sell at a higher price. It’s a 4bed/3bath, 2700 sqft currently worth $475K. But the backyard and the front lawn are not ve… more

Any tips for a newbie looking to invest in their first residential property? Common pitfalls to avoid? Or just wisdom you'd be able to share from your own experiences?

Best books for real estate (investing) for beginners? Never had the desire to get into it until now and would love insight into first steps

Looking at a rental property in Dundalk, MD - 3 bd townhome. Mortgage is estimated at $1500 and planning to get section 8 rent rate at $2300. Pretty solid for my first rental property?

If i have money saved up and looking to buy rental multi family property, which city should I look at? I researched some and places like toledo, detroit, a d upstate NY came up. My budget is around $8… more

My wife & I own a multi family and just finished doing 80% of the work for a live-in-flip. She’s unemployed but spent 100s of hours working on the live-in-flip. She doesn’t meet the hour requireme… more

Anyone investing in multifamily properties rental in Rochester, New York or Buffalo, New York? Do you have any suggestions or thoughts about it for someone who is looking to purchase there?

Investors buying rental homes buy it as a primary and move and rent out the current home? I saw few ppl doing it due to primary rates being 1%low. What is the strategy to finance investment properties… more

Need advice, please. My current mortgage is $730k at %6.625 rate for 30 years. My goal is to reduce my monthly payments. I can see the refinance rates around %5.5-%5.75. My questions are when would be… more

First time landlord. Saw rentredi mentioned in here once or twice but I hate it already. Came across turbotenant. Any experience with it?

Want to buy an investment property, but how to get over the fear that it won’t be vacant for long.Also looking into the suburbs of Seattle, one location where all big and small builders are just start… more

Does anyone here have experience with house hacking? I found a single-family home that is set up like a duplex, separate kitchens, laundry etc. One of my concerns before renting is the mailbox. Some … more

Anyone have experience with rental properties in GA? From what I've researched it's a tenant friendly state - worried about evictions etc/screening for good tenants. Any general guidance great… more

My initial idea is to buy a multi unit property in Gainesville, I am a finance person, great credit looking for business partner to jump with.

Does anyone have a good guide for selling your car (financed) on Craigslist? Carvana and others are giving me terrible rates for cash now so I want to do it myself but I don’t know how

Any recommendations for a real estate tax attorney who can help with flips/rental income across states?

I’d love this group’s thoughts: currently have 400K 30 year fixed rate mortgage at 5.75%. Currently in my forever home so will be here the next 20 years. If you were me, what rate would have to be low… more

Do you use a wifi smart lock for your rentals? If so how does it work when the property is vacant in-between tenants and no wifi has been setup (by the tenants)? Does the lock still work?

Now the mortgage rates are going down. When would be a good time to refinance? Any suggestions on mortgage companies?

Does anyone have a recommendation for a Women's Real Estate Investing Group in San Francisco? I'm looking to network with some experienced folk. I am an Architect and have developed my own pro… more

Closing on a 1.3M house with 20% down and 6.3% rate. Mortgage will be 8700/month. Have an emergency fund of 6-12 months saved in liquid investments. Make ~$300-350k depending on bonus. Base of $250k. … more

Anyone with short-term rental experience in a western ski town willing to chat? I have experience with single and multi-family rentals in the Northeast and would love to explore this idea. My family a… more

Would like to purchase an investment property in the next few years. Book recs?

Today is the cheapest houses will ever be

Do we think mortgage rates are going to drop now?

How much does your accountant/CPA charge for your LLC tax filing (only one investment property so not relatively complex)? Including accounting services and business tax returns. Mine just sent me a b… more

Any recs for home warranty companies?

The tenants abandoned my rental property and don’t reply my messages or emails. They may have blocked me. Planning to go to the small claims court. Is there any way I can find their current address? I… more

I’m being pressured or urged by my lender to get an enhanced title insurance policy.. can someone tell me if that is really necessary?

How much of liquid savings should you keep aside after putting forward housing deposit? Eg if we have $600K in savings what’s the max you would use for the deposit/closing cost/furniture etc? Assume a… more

Looking for a partner to buy a duplex in Gainesville or a surrounding areas, have got to be serious and with a great credit score. Thanks!.