Kohei Hayashi
How have you set your financial "thermostat"?
You come across the saying "you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with" in books, podcasts, and online. Anytime you're talking about real estate, business, and personal development. It's becom...
Stephen Wilson
New to BP, first time investor, looking for advice from Virginia
Hello everyone, I'm brand new to BP but have been listening to podcasts and reading recommended books on investing for a while now. I am going to be completely candid in this post so I can get some specific help. My f...
Santiago Araujo
Newbie from Jersey City, NJ Relocating to Los Angeles
Hi All, My name is Santiago Araujo, everyone calls me Santi though. I am a touring musician on the road to success with my band. I have worked hard for years looking to save up and invest in something. Within the past...
Wendell De Guzman
HELP! I know ZERO about new construction - If you have a piece of land suitable for 10 townhomes...
I have not done new construction so I need the help of developers out there.I have this piece of land suitable for development of 10 townhomes. Each townhome in this nice suburb of Chicago can be sold for $650K or eve...
Rodney Reeves
First-time homebuyer/house hacker: what should I look out for?
Hi BP,First, I'd like to thank everyone involved in running this amazing site, that's been a huge source of knowledge as I embark on my Real Estate investing journey. It's been an interesting journey so far but I am e...
Omar Johnson
Equity in primary residence for first rental
Hello All, My wife and I are newbies and are looking to get into the rental/flip market here in Charlotte, NC. We were thinking of doing a cash out refinance on our current primary residence to fund our first inve...
Daniel O.
New 150% bump in salary, so what should be my plan for building wealth?
I am 36 years old, married with a 1 year old girl. I live in a Houston, Texas. My credit is pretty good - in the high 700's. I had a pretty decent salary before, but not enough with all of my expenses and dependent...
Joseph Mcmahon
Wholesale market in Chicago
Hi all, I'm pumped about getting my real estate career started while working my full time job. I'm educating myself as much as possible at the moment and am wondering if anyone has some input on the wholesale market i...
Brandon Hardy
Our first "Pop Top"
We are scheduled to close on a property in a few weeks down in Decatur GA. We are still trying to iron out the details on the renovation strategy.We know we want to go up with it, and double the square footage. Ori...
Dennis Hertzler
Self-Directed IRA question
Ok, I have read a lot of posts on this subject and I am still unclear on what you can and can't do. But, it appears that I may not be able to do what I was hoping to do...Here is the scenario: I have recently "retired...