Lori Greene
What has kept you from progress? (And did you overcome it?)
Having had so many investing students and BP members express their issues around funds, education or just plain fear, I thought it would be helpful for everyone to not only hear from investors having challenges or hes...
Joseph England
15 Rehabs in 10 Months in Baltimore City!
Hello BP,I started my real estate investment career a little over a year ago. I bought my first three properties within two months of each other. Two of these were turn key rentals and the other was a rental rehab tha...
James Wise
Is there way too much encouragement of no money down investing?
I constantly see new posts from members saying things like
Got a sweet deal, but no money. What do I do?How do I find private money?How do I fund my deal if I have bad credit & no income etc?I want to get started...
Account Closed
Ramsey vs Kiyosaki - To borrow, or not to borrow?
I am a big Dave Ramsey fan, and I have been for years. I am debt free, except for my house and intent to stay that way. Well, at least I intended to stay that way. I recently read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Robert Kiyosaki's...
Tom Jimenez
401k withdraw?
Hello bp subscribers. My wife and I are brand new to the real estate investing world, and are looking @ all of our options for financing out first property, and one of them is possibly taking from my employee based 40...
Sharad M.
Sub$30k - Property pictures
MODERATOR: LET ME TRY AGAIN. IF YOUR POST HERE IS ANY SORT OF AD, NO MATTER HOW SUBTLE, IT WILL BE REMOVED!
MODERATOR: PLEASE POST PICTURES ONLY OF HOUSES YOU'VE PURCHASED INTENDING TO HOLD. DO NOT POST P...
Meryl McElwain
Wholesaling-how exactly does it work?
I recently heard a remarkable story of a wholesaler claiming they picked up a house for 32,000 and then turned around and flipped it to a contractor for 54,000 within a span of 10 days.
The story is true; which leads...
Arn Cenedella
Cash flow is NOT king!
“Cash flow is king” is a mantra to many. It’s repeated over and over in forums and conferences. I am not a “cash flow is king” investor
Pending one’s stage in life and career, I submit growing equity and increasi...
Account Closed
The mindset of the Cash Flow investor: LA vs Baltimore
So I have to put $1,500,000 in a rental somewhere. The option (for whatever reason) is either LA (appreciation) or Baltimore (cash flow).Sure, investors never can agree to disagree on which is best, but the numbers se...
Scott Trench
Are you Pro or Against 401(k)?
A recent article that I wrote on the BP blog received some criticism because I suggest that a 401(k) is one of the best ways to increase your net worth.This strategy was criticized by a couple of readers and I thought...