Craig Jones
STR hotel makeover
22 January 2025 | 15 replies
One thing you might think of doing is having and promoting your own website to avoid the exhorbitant fees charged by the third party sites such as Expedia, Booking.com and Air BnB.
Andrew Self
Mortgage Lenders for LLC
18 January 2025 | 11 replies
The Lenders tab at the top of the site helps with finding lenders by product and location.
Devin James
Looking back at my 2019 Goals
2 January 2025 | 0 replies
Where was your go-to date night when you were 19?
Nichole Stohler
I finally moved to a self-directed IRA and here’s what happened
23 January 2025 | 16 replies
At first, I looked at the various real estate crowdfunding sites.
Mindy Jensen
Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
31 December 2024 | 66 replies
I purchase the materials and have them delivered or deliver them to the job site.
Dinesh Nair
Lending rates- with corporate entity
6 January 2025 | 3 replies
Quote from @Dinesh Nair: I am a Canadian investor with a US corporate entity- we closed on our first property and now working to find financing through a lender… however rates keep changing all the time.. is there a site to track rates ?
Emily Gowen
When to sell vs hold rental properties that have appreciated?
25 January 2025 | 13 replies
From the calculators I've looked at, it seems like it makes more sense very-long-term to hold on, but I'd love other's thoughts/resources (I'm not passionate about passing on as-much-as-possible to my kids when I die).From a blog post on this site about when to sell, one of the factors was when things have appreciated more than the rents in the area- but I wasn't sure when it was 'enough.'
Melissa Sejour
How do you research the best areas to invest in?
29 January 2025 | 11 replies
City-Data and Census.gov are solid resources, and sites like Rentometer can give you a good sense of rental prices.After that, I narrow it down to neighborhoods with strong fundamentals—good schools, low crime, and convenient amenities.
Theodore Sutton
Looking to connect with real estate investors!
11 January 2025 | 6 replies
Quote from @Theodore Sutton: Check out the site meetup.com and also the events page on BP for meetings up in your area to meet people like this and build relationships.