John Chapman
I never want to own a house again.
I moved to DFW in 2005 about a year after law school and immediately purchased what I perceive as an expensive house. I spent way more than I should have and bought way more house than I needed. Like many people my...
John Fakish
Kitchen added in basement, no permits
Hey All - Super n00b here.
We remodeled our basement and added a kitchen. There was plumbing and electrical that was added. There was also a washer and dryer added upstairs. We then added a wall to close off the wat...
Zach Wagner
Long Distance BRRRR Advice
Hey there everyone! I'm a newbie to real estate investing and I have been stuck in analysis paralysis. I've been trying to gain as much knowledge as I can before pulling the trigger on a property. I live in CA and I'm...
Yoni R.
Can't get my offers accepted
I've put in offers for over 15 houses and still haven't had an offer accepted. I'm offering cash, 5 day inspections, full price (and sometimes more on some of the houses) and still no luck.
Maybe somebody can shed s...
Julie Marquez
Unhealthy Frugality Disease
Blame it on the holidays, consumerism season, or the purchase of my latest rehab project, but I've been thinking a lot about my relationship with spending money. I have this unhealthy relationship with healthy money m...
Brie Schmidt
Will there be another recession?
Are we going to have a recession this year? Historically, every time we see low unemployment it is followed by a recessionNow we hit a 17 year low for unemployment rate, so what does that mean?So will it happen? Wha...
Jake Ernst
Agent Dumped Me, Change Direction?
I have been working with a well known local real estate agent since the end of July and today he called to let me know that he can no longer go forward working with me as he has other clients and obligations. This doe...
Raj Pat
Who thinks Bay Area CA price will increase or decrease in 2017??
Hello BP Family, Thank you for opening this post. I'd like to start an intelligent and informative discussion on our predictions for the Bay Area (South-Bay, SF, East-Bay and Peninsula) in 2017. Understanding prices h...
Dwight Cook
Doubling rents without loosing tenants?
Hey everyone!I'm currently in the process of purchasing my first property. This is a fully occupied 4 unit property in good condition. Each unit is a 2 bed 1 bath around 1,000 SQFT each. The current tenants are paying...
Jon Khalil
House Hacking in Orange County, CA
Hello BP! Im having some trouble with House Hacking here in Orange County. I am currently looking for a duplex, and have been pre-approved for $250,000. However there is no Duplex for that amount of money anywhere in ...