Stephen Jones
Selling an 8 unit to pick up a 43 unit in a worse location
BP,I need a little advice. I have an 8 unit property that I would say is in a B class location. I also own an 8 unit on the street behind it (It shares the same backyard). Therefore, in the future, If I ever did want ...
Theo Hicks
First Property Story: Success and (mostly embarrassing) failures
After deciding to get into real estate (after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, just needed to read the first chapter and I knew what I needed to do) I set up a meeting with a real estate agent/lender to go over investing op...
Garlin Smith
If you had $50K to start your real estate portfolio....?
Hey BP community, I'm a new BP user and have been following the discussions/forums from the experienced investors and have been learning a lot. But I realize there's a lot of investment strategies which can be overwhe...
Daniel Perez
Determining the RIGHT market
Hello everyone!I would also like to introduce myself to all the group members. To interact with each of you, share my experience and vice versa. I’m located in manchester, CT ( a submarket of CT) and after aggressivel...
Account Closed
Does Insulation Add Equity?
Hey BP. I am the owner of a 3 family building in the Greater Boston Area. I bought the building in June and will be looking to do a cash out refinance as soon as I can to extract the ~45k I put into it and dump it in...
Jason Kim
Whats wrong with doing your own rehab on an investment?
I hear quite often on the BP podcast to not do your own rehab work and to not self manage. But other episodes contradict the other by stating the opposite. To build sweat equity and increase cashflow via self managing...
Gary B.
Why did you choose REI over other business plans?
I'm curious what made you decide to get into REI. Was it your original dream career? Did you try other businesses before becoming an investor? Did you want something "passive" that would supplement your current 8-5...
Martin Saenz
Note Investing (NPNs) in 2019
My sweat spot with note investing is buying 2nd non-performing mortgage notes on properties with over 150k FMV. For me, it usually equates to a better caliber borrower, higher quality property, nicer neighborhood, etc...
Christopher Xavier
New investor from San Diego
I'm an emergency medicine physician in San Diego who is looking to get into real estate investing. I'm new to this space and have been devouring books, podcasts and youtube videos for the past couple of months. From ...
Tyler Blackburn
First Direct Mail Campaign!!
I am pleased to announce that after about 9 months of paralysis by analysis, I SENT OUT MY FIRST MAILERS YESTERDAY!!!I am attempting to market to distressed sellers in pre-foreclosure in the Dallas-Fort Worth area wit...