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Hi BP,In California (my local market), I'm having trouble deciding which metric to use for buy and hold investments and what I consider a "good" percentage for metrics like IRR or Cash on Cash return. I'd like your in...
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I’m an asset manager for a small real estate private equity company. In this post I’m going to break down what a typical day looks like. You may think that I tried to exaggerate the number of different tasks I’m invol...
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My wife and I bought our first home in May of last year (2018). The home we bought is a 2 family in Providence, and upon purchasing it, we decided to turn the 2nd floor apartment into an AirBnB listing instead of gett...
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I bought a 2 unit commercial building and have had it listed for about 6 months. The vacant half is configured as a large high-end hair salon, the other half is occupied by me.
I'm really excited to have my first int...
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Hey BP fam! I need some help! We found a great off market deal on a local duplex that will cash flow, appreciate and could potentially be a STR on one side. Went and looked at the property, minor rehab (maybe 10k). Pr...
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I just started investing in R/E on my own, I have almost no capital to work with so far, but I am networking a lot and depending on "OPM"
I have been talking to so many people, that I already have a couple of leads ...
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When I get a bit deeper into my investing career I will be diving into the niche of buying destroyed "zombie houses" (term courtesy of BP Podcast 201) and completely renovating them into beautiful, modern, and trendy ...
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I'm looking at a SFR that has been on the market exactly 162 days (5.5 months) as of today. It has a tenant in it and I will be purchasing as a rental property (investment). My question is- the asking price is at 74K ...
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Whadup Bigger Pockets!My name is Chris and I literally joined the forum a day ago. I've been diggin through the the different threads and I think a resource such as bigger pockets is a great way to connect other link ...
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Hey BP - so I had a young man approach me yesterday with a question that I thought I would post here. He explained how he is receiving an inheritance of roughly $100-$125k, and was seeking thoughts on what he should d...