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Too long didn't read summary: Is time or money more important when starting out. Read below for details.Well I'm a week away from buying my first duplex in Pittsburgh to house hack (live in one side and rent the other...
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My wife and I own 8 vacation rental properties, and have done well with those and have continued to add one every year or so . We just closed on our most recent purchase in September and are gearing up for a renovatio...
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Last week we closed on our first BRRR multifamily property! We've employed the strategy a few times now, but never on a multi-unit property. In our tight market (Olympia, WA), it's so rare to find a deal anymore, espe...
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whats up BP! along with my wife, we are aspiring RE investors, I have been a union Carpenter for over 14 years and have done a ton of residential and commercial buildings and forever homes for many different investor...
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Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes.My SO and I rarely talk about money. It has not come up because I do not want to let on that I have a portfolio of assets, mainly because I do not like t...
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Hello everyone,
I have some questions about STR (Short-Term Rentals) and would greatly appreciate your help. Let's consider the Seattle Metropolitan area; an SFH (Single Family Home) would cost around $1M, and the ta...
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Have an opportunity to purchase my first multi-family property off-market in a highly sought after area in northern New Jersey.
Property is a legal two family property with a third floor "border" apartment. 2 units ...
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Hi all,
I figured out try to add some value to someone's day. If you are curious where commercial rates are on any given day in the Boston area, a good place to start is to head to FHLB and check out there rates for...
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The other day I had a call from a local wholesaler who was interested in buying my property. After a tour and some negotiating, he offered 140K, which would payoff all my debt-load with a little left over. I'd be brea...
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Just saying hello. I just pulled the trigger on a STR/vacation home in South Padre Island. We went in big for our first one, but are feeling good about it so far. We used the BP calculator to make sure it cash flows w...