All Forum Posts by: Alex Gunnerson

I recently went down this rabbit hole myself. From the research I did there doesn’t seem to be any one site/tool that most people are using, it seems very spread out I landed on apartments.com / cozy as my tool of choice.

Good luck in your search!

@Cerilenne Menendez Mendoza I realize above I mistyped, I meant a BPO or broker price opinion above, not lender price opinion.
Put simply, a BPO is just a real estate agent's / broker's opinion about the value of a home. It might be worth asking your lender if they allow BPOs to remove PMI, but typically they will want you to get an appraisal.

Yes you can get pmi removed without refinancing your home. I would reach out to your lender, sometimes they will just require a lender price opinion, other times they will want you to use a specific appraisal company. 

I’m my opinion your best best it to find an agent who has experience working with investors first. A good agent will have relationships with a few different lenders they trust who they can refer you to. 

Wow... Thanks for posting @Julio Gonzalez , I have read so much about cost segregation studies but I haven't seen many concrete examples of them being executed.

@Alan Bostick took the words right out of my mouth, listen to BP 595. They go in depth on LLCs, as well as LLPs (Limited Liability Partnerships) which do not seem to get as much attention but after listening to that episode, its definitely a tool I'll be using in the future.

Personally, I'm a big fan of the BiggerPockets calculators.

Seller Financing is one of my favorite ways to finance properties if you can talk the owner into it.

I would find it extremely valuable if you could provide some of your favorite newsletters / instagram follows / twitter follows for staying current with trends in real estate trends.

Would need more info on what you are looking for to give you an idea of how much to save up but I would recommend starting with house hacking if you can. Loans for primary residences usually have the best rates and hopefully with your construction experience you can force some appreciation on the home while you have some roommates that are paying off your mortgage each month. What ever you decide, good luck on your journey!