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My friend and I have been planning on starting a real estate investment company for the last 8-12 months. Researching, reading, making guides, listening to podcasts.The ultimate goal is to turn this into a full-time ...
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Hi All,I recently was stuck in the "Rat Race" in Chicago and I quit my job, moved to Denver and looking for a fresh start both professionally and academically so to speak. I have a few ideas that I am eager to make pr...
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I'm reading the book on repairs and rehabbing that is recommended by BP. I am not done with the book yet but noticed that estimating repair cost is a detailed and time consuming process. Is there a faster, but accurat...
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I am trying to get started on real estate investing out of the Chicago area. I have be under the impression that using your home address to start a business entity is not the greatest idea. I've read in multiple artic...
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Good afternoon BP community. I am new to this platform, so I hope this is the right place for this question. I own a business that distributes out of 16 warehouses in the central United States. The warehouses we op...
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Hi all,
Was just wondering about wholesaling without an llc/scorp. Is it ok to just use your name, and for how many wholesale transactions? I want to use profits for income first but I know taxes can be a pain (I'd l...
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I'm hoping I can find some help here. I have been listening to the BP podcast for quite some time and am currently working on paying off some debt, at which point I want to begin investing in real estate. Until I re...
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Hi,I have the opportunity to purchase the building where I run my music studio. Off the market, the owner is in a 1031 exchange. He's open to selling it to me. He's currently looking for another property to roll over ...
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If one has an idea for a development/investment project with no experience as either. How would one go about pitching the idea?
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Hi everyone,I have a few questions about raising private money. First off here is a little about my situation. I am a full time real estate investor and I currently have about $2.5M in real estate holdings. My monthl...