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I know there has been a lot of talk about the government programs/spending on this forum lately. However, here are the numbers that scare me far worse than those.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Americans-Save-Less-in...
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Does anyone know of any note funds where investors participate in the upside?I've seen funds that offer a preferred 8% or 10% return, but that's it. I'm interested in seeing if there are funds with possibly a lower (...
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Hey BP,
Some back story;
I work for a new home construction company here in Lubbock, TX. I’m 24 years old and when I started was consistently encouraged to buy a home as quickly as possible for specific reasons. Fas...
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Hey BP! Well I just closed on my second deal and figured I would ramble about it here and hopefully have others enjoy the read. Just to give a background story. I am a NEWBIE INVESTOR in the Orlando, FL market, just ...
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I've noticed that a lot of investors keep their day jobs after they seem to be very successful. I've met people who have been flipping houses for over ten years and still have a day job. I'm too polite to ask the...
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Hi everyone,I've been reading, thinking, getting excited, getting nervous, etc about getting into real estate investing for almost a year. I've been attending local club meetups, created an LLC, have a partial team (...
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Hello,New member here from Erie, Colorado. Denver, Longmont, Boulder are areas I'm interested in.The price of entry in Colorado seems to be very high at this point, and I'm wondering, after researching opportunities...
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I did an experiment where I bought a fc 2 family in an undesirable neighborhood. 27K, great shape, BRAND new bathrooms, fixtures, etc. All we did was put new carpet, linoleum, paint, THEN enrolled it in the HESP progr...
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I may have the opportunity to purchase a 4-plex in my desired area. When I spoke to the owner on the phone, she expressed a desire to avoid capital gains taxes.She has owned this place since 1975, when she paid $67,00...
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Hello community, I often hear house hacking as a strategy for investment, and I can see how it works for someone who is single or a your family without kids. However for someone with young kids looking to lay roots in...