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Hello BP,The time is coming near for me to seal the deal on my first investment property. I have been due diligently studying markets, books, education, podcasts, and mentors for almost 3 years now. I have come across...
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My husband & I are looking into buying an investment property to wholesale.(Our first deal.) The house is a short sale listed at $274,500 but valued at $393,900. In California where we live EMD is usually 3% (on ...
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Looking to chat with some investors that have been taking something similar to the approach i've had in mind. Hard Money Rehab -> Refi -> Rent-to-Own (or hold as a long term rental). Most interested in conversio...
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Needing advice from someone with more experience. I just won an auction on a mixed use commercial/residential building. What is the downside of using a commercial lender to purchase, my own cash to rehab, and then ref...
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I posted this on FB also, but I think it was a TL;DR situation, and/or no one really wanted to "go there." :)
If housing assistance, such as Section 8 is designed to help tenants, why not give them the funds direc...
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The simple concept is talked about a number of times on BP Podcasts and in their books...what’s your most important next step (MINS)? I set a few goals for myself this year after buying my first primary residence, and...
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I’ve come across a couple of preforeclosure properties and owners going through bankruptcy through the BG foreclosure subscription. I am in Houston. How would I go about with acquiring one of these properties? Do I co...
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Question for buy and hold investors..After putting money aside for reserves, what do you do with excess cash from your rentals?
1. Use it as downpayment to acquire more rentals?
2. Use it to payoff mortgage on exist...
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I am new to this website here, how can I benefit from this site, I wanna learn how to flip properties and build my empire using this site...and from tax lien and deeds, any comments is appreciated thanx
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Hi everyone, I'm a new member from Southern CA. I am not exactly new to real estate investing since I’ve owned several rentals before, but I did it somewhat haphazardly. I am looking to become a professional investo...