Ray Reed
inherited 85 year old tenant but rent is way below market
Hello BP,I recently closed on a 5 unit property where all of the units are way below market. With the current rents I am operating at a $200 monthly deficit. All of the residents are on month to month leases and this...
David Fals
401k contributions or Real Estate Investing
It's the end of the year and I am considering investing in a rental property as a first-time owner, who already owns a primary home. However, I am also thinking about whether I should max out my 401k like I did this y...
Mark Shaffar
Would you rather buy a $40k rehabbed rental in a C neighborhood or $55k in a B?
I'm curious about neighborhoods as it relates to turnkey/ buy, fix, hold purchases. Most of us have preferences for A, B, C, or D neighborhoods when it comes to investing and rule out the others. My hunch though is th...
Mindy Jensen
House Votes to Abolish Dodd-Frank - Your Thoughts?
Of course, it still has to pass the Senate - and it faces an uphill battle there - but the House of Representatives has voted to abolish Dodd-Frank .What are your thoughts?
Jeff Bisgier
I'm panicking! Just bought my first property.
Hi folks. I joined BP awhile back when my wife and I decided that we really wanted to get involved in real estate investing, namely flipping. I've tried to educate myself and have looked at a bunch of properties but n...
Rebecca Cramer
The Famous "I want to buy your house" Letter! NEED HELP!
So we want to go for deal #2 but there is a problem, the neighborhood we want doesnt have the right house on the market. I know exactly what I want and know the 25 houses in the neighborhood that has what I want. So I...
Jay Hinrichs
How important are sales skills to the investor
We see much discussion on how to find deals and buy deals. However not much is mentioned about how to handle the leads when you get them or HOW to CLOSE a deal.A great closer will out perform someone with superior kno...
Tim Bee
What's your average net income per rental property?
Hi, I am new to this forum. My question is what is your average net income per door? Excluding mortgages/loans.
Nathan Gesner
What books are you reading right now?
I personally try to alternate between real estate/business books and then something more "entertaining" like a fictional novel or biography. I'm down to my last few books on the shelf and am looking for fresh ideas fo...
Ben Rutkevitz
Paradigm Life, Infinite Banking, Whole Life Insurance
Has anyone on this forum had experience with this company? Paradigm Life claims to use Whole Life Insurance Policies as a financial tool and since i trust this community, I am reaching out to get some referrals.