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Hello, I hope you find this post motivational and inspiring. At the young tender age of 16, my family set me up in an arrange marriage. Not knowing much about life, I agreed and did as my family wished. Still driven t...
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I don't think I've been this cautious in a long time. I think there are still good opportunities but some markets are just bonkers. I'll caveat this by saying it's not just real estate, all investable asset classes se...
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@J Scott had some questions concerning this on another thread. Did a search on the internet and found a memo from NAR concerning this issue. Seems like there were court decisions in numerous states. I was a licensed a...
Hi all,I have few properties in New Jersey for few years. I realized the passive income is not really a passive income as the tenant call you for repairs- the fence, leaking basement, driveway crack, dishwasher, wate...
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This topic is started based on another by our BP founder Josh D. in regards to the BP store. It was asked what us members would like to see added in the BP store and one of my suggestions was to add pay per view webin...
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I mentioned in my introductory post that I would attempt to chronicle my experiences as a first-time real estate investor here, in the hopes that some other new investors may relate to them and maybe even find them he...
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Good morning everyone,
I’ve spent the better half of the last year busting my tail to gut and rehab my single family home (first home purchase). I did this while working for a demanding family business, and gaining m...
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I'm curious what everyone does to protect themselves from lawsuit when investing in rental properties.
I see that just about everyone does an LLC, but looking around on the internet, I also see people talking about t...
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I need a reality check from those in the business. Is it feasible to begin with a multi family near the bay area?I live in San Francisco, but work in Palo Alto. I believe I'm priced out of purchasing in my high COL ...
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So me and my dad arent very close and we went out to eat and he just retired from army couple years ago. We got to talking about finances and he told me what he makes which was $175,000 a year out of the army working ...