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Here’s Part 1Here’s Part 2I will answer the question: how I went from 1 house and an 8-unit building to over 1,000 apartment units and more importantly, what I learned along the way. I share my story NOT to brag becau...
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I currently have two house-hacks that I've moved out of and are now full time rentals that cash flow roughly $800-1K per month each. When I started straight out of college, I used to think that I NEEDED 10 houses in 1...
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When you start investing in real estate how do you go about picking a strategy? Are your end goals the biggest decision maker when deciding wether you want to fix and flip, use BRRR, buy and hold? After deciding you...
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Hello BP,I'm looking for emerging markets for single family homes which can be purchased for $100,000 or less. The properties should cash flow (even just a little) when purchased with 20% down. The locations should...
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Newbie question.I am looking at deals trying to break into the market. My question is how do you know when to leave a property alone and when to go ahead and invest. I've run the numbers they work. The property has...
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I've been thinking about expressing my sentiments for several weeks on this forum. As a Property Manager and STR investor, it's a hard thing to do. I still feel like investing in vacation rentals can be an outstandi...
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It was either an epiphany, or a hard blow to the head, but I realized that in order to really do what I want to do it seems like it will require me to get my RE license. I have interest in MHP's, but that is not the d...
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Hey BP Community,I’m a high net worth (lower middle six-figure) individual in his early 20s just exploring the world of REI for the first time. I’ve been working, saving, and investing since I was 15-16, and the stoc...
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Hi everyone,I’ve had the hardest time figuring out if 1099 independent contractors working as real estate agents qualify to get money from the government under the disaster sba forgivable loans. It seems that we do, b...
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Hello!My name is Francesca and I am totally new to the real estate field. I am an architectural designer that is interested in having additional sources of income through rental and fix-flip properties. The Southern C...