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Hi thereI'm a 23 y.o. university student from Switzerland. I have taken up an interest in real estate investing after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki earlier this year (from what I read on the forums ...
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Hello all, I am new to BP and even newer in this real estate business; however, I have been highly interested in learning the ropes. I have spent about 8 hours a day for about 3 months (over 720 hours of learning) lis...
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Will a bank lend to someone with low credit for a duplex that cash flows? I can come up with the 20% down but that means not paying down my debt and therefore continuing to have credit in the low 600s. Any creative su...
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As the saying goes, when you fail to plan, you plan to fail. When you start a business, this is especially true. Making decisions that do not line up with your short- and long-term goals will come back to haunt you. W...
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Hello there!
My name is Bryan, and I’m a 23 year old newbie investor from Atlanta, GA. I graduated in 2018 with BBA in Finance from Georgia Southern and I currently work as an Analyst at consulting firm. I’m excite...
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Hey BP Community (North Carolina) My husband and I are moving to NC next summer and we have a few questions for those of you that are already down there. Right now its up in the air between the Charlotte and Raleigh a...
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Hello my husband is interested in becoming a real estate agent in CA. He is looking at the online courses First Tuesday, californialicense.com and Allied. For those who have taken these courses, what do you like and...
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Hello everyone,In light of the coming recession that can happen within the next few years, how are you preparing? What strategies are you implementing to protect your investments?Should investors pump the breaks on bu...
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I've had a tenant for nearly a year now and I love her. She keeps my place like a show home. My rent is high for the area ($1400). She is late with rent sometimes and I'm worried that she might move because it's to...
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Hello everyone,We all have methods for estimating operating costs when looking at a deal and mine tend to be fairly conservative. After chatting with several other investors recently, I've found many do not account fo...