In September 2017, I went under contract for a property in Southern New Jersey for $94,500. It needed $65K to give it an ARV of $200K. During my inspection period, we noticed signs of an oil spill around the tank outs...

I'll keep this short. I bought a property from them for $85,000. After I bought it the property appraised for LESS THAN HALF that amount. On top of that they promised a "fully renovated property" - then a few years la...

One of the most common topics discussed on bigger pockets and other real estate forums is the decision between a property that cash flows and one that has the potential to appreciate. To take this further, I recently ...

Hey BP - Want some advice/perspective on my situation.
Back in 2022, I had a strong desire to get into REI to diversify my investments and pursue a new side hustle. I envisioned real estate investing as a way to make...

While cashflow is key to keep the property safely under control, I seem to find that the larger returns for our portfolio to date come from strategic growth of equity. My wife and I are still fairly small in our inves...

I do electrical work for flippers, I can't believe the things home inspectors come up with. The owners say go ahead and do it, its cheap, but they (the inspectors) are just wrong! The most common thing is they want wa...

Really enjoyed the most recent podcast with Fat Tony. Personal finance and saving should be a larger component of the REI discussion, and it seems that Tony got started with a lot of good saving and living habits. So ...

Please read my post before answering willy nilly, but I was wondering why is everyone here so against paying for real estate educational information?

I will preface to say that there are quite a few hucksters...

In the REI group meeting a week ago there was a lender there who advertises $50k to $200k personal lines of credit, to be used for anything - closing costs, fees, even the entire purchase price for a property. The...