What is the difference between doing real estate as a business and just individually investing in real estate?

I notice many new people on the forums calling themselves a real estate investor but they also state they have never done a transaction of any sort. Now I am one who believes in thinking positive and seeing yourself ...

For the last decade I have been working a nine to five. I enjoy my work - I am a mechanical engineer by trade and am a senior manager currently - but I have always felt a draw to own my own rental property. Before I s...

Hi everyone,As I posted last week, as chance has it, I’ve run into a nice looking proprietary opportunity.The deal is a full portfolio of 82 units in 12 building in a smaller town (17,000 population). I have a Few log...

We're working on something and have come to love the idea of the Hypothecation method for closing partial notes. We're trying to get an expert opinion on it to be more well rounded on the subject as we dive deeper int...

Hello BP friends, my partner and I found an interesting property and while we look at the income statement. The first thing we notice is the water/sewer expenses is huge! it's a 30 unit and they spent $22K each year o...

I've heard the two bigger pockets business podcasts about vivid visions and they seem to be a great tool for growing your business. I'm just curious if any one else has deployed them and how well they have worked for ...

Interesting article in WSJ. Big money having no issues raising money but can’t find assets that meet return goals. Meanwhile syndicators are coming out of band camp with the knowledge to buy 200 unit’s at a time. Real...

I have been a member for a month or so but just now getting around to the introduction.  I spent the last 6 months reading every book I could get my hands on (which eventually led me here), listening to podcasts and n...

I've spent a few years acquiring $350k & under SFR and MFR. My focus has transitioned to buying large properties to enable me to scale quicker. For example, a 12 unit $1.5m property. I'm curious how others went ab...