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How many of you have purchased property sight unseen, either in your local market, regionally, or out-of-state? What's your experience and what are the pros and cons of doing so?
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How I learned everything I needed to know about real estate by developing an Airstream food truck:This was my very first real estate development project that wasn’t my personal residence. I was itching to get started ...
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I am a former Army Officer turned internal medicine physician recently out of residency training looking to get serious about developing my portfolio. I am a voracious reader (slash youtube video watcher) and thanks ...
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Hello BP family! my wholesale journey is going great here in Memphis. I'm getting calls and responses but I need help in estimating repairs and what damages to look for when doing a walk-through. Is there a guide here...
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Hi everyone!My name is Nestor, and I'm a beginner/n00b REI from the NW side of Houston, TX. Currently a full-time student and salesman at Best Buy. I became interested in REI, particularly in wholesaling and buy-and-h...
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Hi,I'm new to investing and like most things starting out I don't have capital. An old mentor of mine once told me that if you can't make money without money then even if you have money you'll probably go broke. He ...
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Hey y’all, I am interested into getting into multi family renting to get myself some cash flow for more investments (essentially looking to start my real estate portfolio). I have around 5 - 10k available to invest a...
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I’m about to spend around $20k-$50k hiring a general contractor to do some remodeling work on a condo in Oakland.
How do you recommend I cross check their work? I ask because even if it looks good to me visually, I d...
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Just looking to compare my process to others to see if anyone else is as Lame or Awesome as me....lol. And see if there are any tips and tricks when looking for out-of-state investments. So here is my process. 1- Open...
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Let me tell you a story about a property tour that taught me some important lessons. I was a newcomer to the real estate industry and was still establishing my footing. 👀We stumbled on a property being sold directly b...