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Greetings BP community,My name is Lucia. I’m a beginner in real estate investing. I’ve done some learning over the past few weeks on the basics to R.E.I. I’ve gathered a good bit of knowledge on the industry with a wh...
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I am a investor in a STR and a Realtor in Florida and Tennessee, I realized I've been doing things wrong, and not growing. I am looking to learn new ways of financing and investing and diversify.
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I have an opportunity to buy a small self storage unit but may have an issue with financing. The seller stated several other people have gone to the bank and been turned down because the property appraises for less t...
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What are folks thinking about Puerto Rico these days? Yeah, I know they're into it with hedge funds over government and utility company debt. Is this an opportunity? What is lending like there? Is this area tenant ...
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Hi all!I feel like I'm late to the game, at 44. I have been crunching the numbers on retirement and current debt, to find that the numbers don't work the way I want them to. I started looking into alternatives last mo...
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There's an old saying that goes something like "A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle". Why is that so hard for people to grasp? Being a real estate newbie I've talked to plenty of people that I personal...
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There’s been a LOT of hype about purchasing property SUBJECT TO existing financing. With YouTube videos, seminars and mentorship’s exploding around this niche, there are plenty of inexperienced buyers and sellers goi...
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I've been a member of biggerpockets for a few years but recently decided to become more active and engaging. Too my surprise there are a lot of paper pushers and number crunchers with little or no knowledge of inner-c...
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Long time lurker, first time poster.I have noticed with this BRRR model. That with many properties if I leave 10kish into a property. Many of the properties I have been analyzing will meet cash flow standards. Ho...
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Hi all, I just wanted to share my thoughts and start a conversation on this subject.
In Hudson County New Jersey the average appreciation for the last 5 years has been around 3%, you could see houses for around 350k ...