I hear on BP to go for the deals and jump in with two feet but I am being taught by a guru to wait to do any flips until I do the bus tour. They say I will make mistakes that they can help prevent but I am afraid that...

Hello, I'm Stuart. I'm a newbie to investing in real estate and I'm looking forward to learning more!Currently, I'm out-of-state attending a deaf/hard-of-hearing college as a late-30s non-traditional student.  (I'm ve...

I think this is the correct category for this thread. If not,  please go ahead and move it, Josh.Several months ago, I placed a thread explaining I was getting ready to sell a 152 unit building in the Dallas area of T...

All we ever hear is the good news. Brokers and gurus promoting 25%+ returns. Promises of quick turn arounds. No sweat, no strain.Many times that’s true. I’ve built a portfolio of performing loans that more than pays m...

Found a potential deal today

Before I get chewed up and spit out, I'm just putting this out there, I'm a Cherry when it comes to investing. That's why I'm asking for lessons learned, and for thoughts that haven't co...

Hello BP, what are your book recommendations? It doesn't have to be real estate if it's a really good book that will help out in some other way.In the past couple months I've read "The book on investing in real estate...

Good Day!I purchased a section 8 investment property that was rehabbed in December 2020 and had a tenant in the property at time of purchase paying $550/mth -- December 2021.   The property was originally listed at $6...

Appeal to BP Nation- I have erred in accepting tenants and seek to cancel a lease before the tenants occupy. I went through my usual screening process which has treated me well for decades and it looks like I missed s...

I'm looking at a list of 25 properties, most of them in really good condition.Referencing this site below, if a property is worth 100k, than I pay 50k to the tax assessors office.  Scenario 1:  The owner pays me my 50...

So I'm pretty much ready to start my house hunting process but it seems like my pessimism is overtaking everything that I think.  I'm looking at Orange county NY and looking at a 2-4 unit property, where I'll live in ...