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Hi! I'm in the Detroit area and have completed a few flips, but now looking to make more a business, not a hobby. We have HML's and cash to buy homes. We'll be progressing into Brrr's, multi-family, etc.
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I've lurked on the forums and listened to the BP podcast for a couple years now, so it's time to join up!
I'm a 3 time multi-family house hacker from Minneapolis (2 duplexes and 1 triplex). My wife and I got started ...
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I think that the obvious answer here is to House Hack, but hear me out and please tell me what you would recommend!I have house hacked 2 single family homes in Colorado Springs, moved out with both rentals cash-flowin...
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I am in the works of acquiring my first investment property, which will be a duplex that I plan to house hack. It took me a year of being frugal to save for the down payment. This year, I have several life events that...
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Hey BP community!
Hope everyone's doing well. I'm exploring real estate wholesaling and would love to connect with those who've automated their businesses on a budget.
Curious about:
1. Budget-Friendly Tools: Any r...
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What are the top recommendations of building my portfolio as I cant continue to put 20% down on every property moving forward? I'm not clear on how folks are building their portfolios relatively quickly in many cases....
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Im trying to grow my rental business. My question is how to move to the next level. My first goal is to have my properties operating with 2 full time maintenance men and 2 managers when I hit 20 rentals. Is it bett...
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What would be some of the questions I should be asking when interviewing contractors? I would like to find just one contractor to work with. Or would it be better to have three or four
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I'm interested in learning more about investing in lesser known assets like data centers, wind farms and parking lots, particularly the development process. How can I learn more about them?
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As a semi newbie, I’m currently looking for advice on what would be my next best strategy to scale my real estate portfolio. This is my current situation:
I recently purchased a duplex for $117,000 and put in $30,000...