John Vela
Multi family investing
I am interested in getting into apartment investing, I'm a newbie, my credit is toast, so I will need a loan, what is the best strategy or idea do you think I should use? And how do I find them, I live in the Seattle ...
Kenn C.
Contractors Request More Money Than Estimated Cost
Who pays for unexpected costs that arise for a contracted job? The contractor estimated a job, performed the work, then came back with additional charges to cover more work that was performed and/or materials.Do you h...
Matt Schultze
Contractor Question
Hi allI am looking to purchase a prop that is going to need more work than I can handle. I am looking to add a kitchen and bath on the main floor of the home. (no idea why there was none before) this will convert this...
Erik Garcia
And your friends do what?
While you're busy learning about real estate, finding deals, and making things happen, what are your friends doing?
Are they "rat racers" like a lot of my friends are? How does it make you fee...
Dan Host
Financial folks, I'm stumped. What's my best first loan option?
Hey there! Sorry for the long post. The urgency will be clear by the end, I promise. I'm ready to buy (or so I thought) my first investment property. I've got great personal credit, about $70k in liquid assets that I'...
Silvio L.
Review of first full year of wholesaling
Like many, I started wholesaling as a first step towards real estate investing. I've been on BP since 2011 and in 2013 I finally decided to give it a try. I kept track of my progress here on BP early on, but I haven't...
Bryan L.
Private money and/or hard money loans - structure
Needing some advice/info. I've typically been doing 3 rehabs concurrently with my own money and/or lines of credit. Wanting to do more in 2014. Here's the question:
How to structure with private money or h...
JT Spangler
Work is now optional for me
My basement unit rehab is completed, and yesterday the long term tenant took possession. I realized that that means with the cash I have on hand now I could, (1) pay 2015 taxes, (2) pay off my 50 acres of off grid lan...
Nathan Grabau
Reason for Optimism/ Leverage the buying opportunity
Following the Fed raising rates yesterday, I am send out a note to my investor clients with my quick thoughts on what happened and where I see things going:On a very basic level, the Fed controls how much money is in ...
Billy Daniel
What's the deal with Ohio?
It seems that every time someone posts about where to invest, the floodgates open and the Ohio investors overrun the discussion. Have I missed something in the last few months? Why is it so trendy right now?