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I've always filed my own taxes, with TurboTax. Given the simplicity of my income sources and lack of deductions, this was an easy and less expensive way to handle it. I now have 2 investment properties that I purcha...
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Alrighty. I need ALL of your help. In the #RealEstate or#PropertyManagment industry or not, I've got a duplex downtown in a very desirable location. Three miles to Colorado State University and 6 miles to downto...
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Back story:
Today I was making a trip to go change the locks on a few houses I bought at this months County Auction.
While out in the area where I've purchased quite a few houses, I noticed a rundown house and chec...
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Hello BP Team,My name is Nick and i'm originally from Memphis, TN. I'm active duty Navy and my wife, two daughters and I are currently stationed in San Diego, CA. I came to this website via a real estate investor frie...
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So, I'm still learning the ropes and not ready to jump in to actual investing just yet, but I just wanted to throw my plan out there and see what people thought of it (especially Kansas City folk). Obviously the main ...
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Hi! My name is Ashlee Reimer, and I am a first time investor. I have decided to start my journey in the Chicago area. I am searching for some contacts to start my business. I am mostly finding it difficult to find ...
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Hello All, Just sat in on a presentation given by a lady that runs a non profit that sets up homeless veterans with a myriad of resources to help get them off the street. One thing that struck me was the request for "...
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I just wanted to post on here as a story for all of you coming to this site trying to figure out what real estate investing is from the ground up. I started trying to learn how to invest in 2012 by reading "Rich Da...
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I come to BP for everything. I love this site and the people here have made it even better. I want to share, maybe not success, but my experience starting out in real estate investing.I do not have a blog so felt th...
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Some may consider it a waste of the investment, but I have the "post 911 GI Bill" to use so I'll actually have my schooling 100% paid for while getting a housing allowance based on the expenses of the area.
If you ha...