Landon Elscott
I lost $22,000 selling a sports car, but improved my net worth $27,500 - my first deal!
After writing this, I now realize it's pretty long, so I put the main focus and details of the deal in bold and the rest of the fluff in italics.Prior to successfully completing my first real estate deal, one of the t...
Cory J Thornton
Rookie mistakes I'm making and a tenant with tumors
Hey BP family - I am very new to RE Investing. I decided to make RE Investment a focus a year ago, and as of four weeks ago, my wife and I have picked up five properties. Below I tried to give a brief overview of my c...
Karen M.
Considering a real estate career - tell me the ups and downs
Hi Everyone,I have been interested in real estate investing for a couple years, but have decided NOT to pursue buying rental homes at this time. I have three young kids and decided it would be easier to invest in sto...
Mike Alder
Building "Tiny Homes"
Hello BP Family,Does anyone in the group have experience building or living in these super cool "Tiny Homes"I'm brainstorming a strategy for 2016 and looking for some feedback on the subject. Thanks!
Jim Wineinger
Are things getting better in the Mideast?
It has been in the news a lot recently about Iran's current leaders and their contempt toward the west!
Could things be changing? It appears the country is uprising against the leaders!!!!
See this news report.
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Karen Margrave
ROMNEY WINS!!
We don't have to wait for election day... The race was decided yesterday, on the football field, in the game between the Cowboys and Redskins. For 17 out of the past 18 elections, if the Redskins win their home game b...
Josh Raymond
Evaluating Sale Vs. Rent
Hello BP Community,
How do you evaluate selling a property that has appreciated 6 figures vs. keeping it as a rental?
Purchased a place to live in 2014 297K, could sell for $415,000 in todays market within a month....
Ashley Wolfe
That sick feeling when you're just about to begin
BP colleagues,My husband and I are embarking on our first SFH short term rental that is 4 hours away from us in a semi-rural area of Texas. I've posted before asking for advice on if we should go forward with short t...
Caitlin DiBenedetto
Retaking Control of Rental
I own a single family home which is a long term rental. The home is mine outright, as it was inherited. Unfortunately, I live out of state making managing the property a bit more difficult. This is my only rental prop...
Zach Schwarzmiller
Raise Rents OR Split Utilities?
Greetings,
I owner occupy a Tri-Plex in Snohomish County near Seattle, Washington and have been there for 60 days now. I've had enough time to get to know the tenants - previously poorly managed by Century 21...