Austin Jones
Family member financing down payment. Appropriate return?
I'm looking into buying a student rental property. I have a family member offering to front me the $25,000 down payment. I have the money in savings, but also have a young family and this feels like a good opportuni...
Justi Kobilis
Multifamily Markets, 5 to 20 Units
Hi Everyone!I am looking to get into the real estate investment game, but a lot of the single-family homes do not produce great cash on cash returns, at least in areas I would buy in. As I consider myself knowledgabl...
Logan Miller
Direct mail wording?
Hey All! I was wondering what the wording looked like on everyone’s postcards? I’m about to order and don’t want to fall into the normal that has been pounded down everyones throats.
Vu Nguyen
Convert garage to living room + kitchen
Hello BP family, I'm in the process of closing my house in NE Tacoma, WA. The house has 2bd+1bth on the upper level, and 2bd+.75bth on the lower level. We're planning to convert the 2 cars garages into a living room a...
Jeff Banky
Raising capital for Apartment Syndications
Hello everyone!As an aspiring multifamily investor, i would like to hear from others about what has worked for them as far as raising capital for deals...Apart from hitting up family friends and co-workers...I was won...
Brett Winston
Using Hard Money to Finance a Flip
Hello BP!I'm starting to get creative! I am 22 years old. I work 50+ hours per week. I have a lot of expenses that eat most of my monthly income. I'm not broke, with a great job and good income and a reliable partner ...
Chris Williams
Deal Going Sour
I am a beginner investor who still hasn't got their first deal. I have spoken with some real estate friends and they have told me about how private money has helped their business grow massively. It is something I bel...
Keith N.
Which qualified intermediary to use for 1031 exchange?
I’m going to list one of my rentals for sale in about a month when the tenant moves out.I will probably net about 60K from the sale (after all transaction fees). My goal is to use about half of this net profit (30K) a...
Account Closed
"How To Decrease Up Front Costs In Your Airbnb Business"
After posting about Airbnb arbitrage for a bit I've noticed the same objections again and again about start up costs. In this post I'll explain some of the was one can decrease the start up costs associated with an Ai...
Mindy Jensen
Staging Looks AWFUL - What Do You Do?
Someone in a Facebook group I'm in posted pictures of their house's staging. The listing agent suggested they hire a stager, who cost them a lot of money.The house looks awful. Older or downright weird furniture, beds...