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Hi Everyone, first time poster here in the BP forum, I'm a newer member and investor and love the info on this website. Anyway here is my question. I have been approached by a company that claims to be able to sell me...
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There are many full time investors on here who "retired" from their W2 or 1099 job. I know it can be debated that investors work harder after "retiring", but let's save that discussion for another day. Share what age ...
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I am currently 20 years old and have been doing a lot of research in regard to Whole Life insurance with the main idea of using it as a savings vehicle and having access to the cash value I can use as a future down pa...
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Hello BP Community!First post here and I'm super excited to connect with like-minded individuals. I am interested in REI from a Buy & Hold perspective focused on cash flow. I live in San Diego and it's crazy expen...
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Looking to start a direct mail campaign. This will be my first time doing direct mail so open to any advice! I am planning to do 8 sets of mailings over 16 weeks, does this sound like a good frequency? I have recently...
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Hello BP members, In the process of purchasing a house hack. Property has been neglected and I have concerns about plumbing as house is 70 years old and it was neglected by previous owner who simply did patchwork repa...
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View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Hello BP this will be my first deal, and I would like a second opinion by investors in th...
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Hello Everyone! My name is Chris Battilana and I am a 29 year old Commercial Heating Technician with aspirations of owning a large real estate portfolio by the age of 45. I plan on obtaining this through investing tim...
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Hi all! I am new to this group, and have a loan refinancing question. When evaluating your loan vs. your rental income, is it better to get a longer-term loan (i.e. 30 years) and have higher cash flow versus a shorter...
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I'm house hacking a SFH, i.e. I'm going to live in one bedroom and rent out the other two rooms to tenants who are also my roommates. I know that as a landlord, you're not allowed to ask personal questions to avoid di...