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Hey everyone, I'm curious about hearing other peoples "Why" when becoming real estate investors. I think this would be a great discussion. 3...... 2....... 1....... lets go and leave your comments below. thanks.
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Hello, BP Community!
I am new to real estate investing and I am interested in purchasing property in South-Central AK to be used as both a rental and a part-time residence. I am considering either an STR (e.g. AirBnB...
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I have installed laminate flooring in 3 homes now. I am talking about the type of flooring that looks like wood planks, but it is actually a type of pressed micro-board material (something to that effect). I am a hu...
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Hello! My family and I are looking to relocate to Vermont after visiting last summer. We are eyeing the Rutland area because it checks all of our boxes as far as amenities for our family and housing is very affordable...
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Hi - I am a Michigan resident with two single family rental properties in MI. I would like to move into vacation rentals and have a new business idea that I'd be interested to get feedback on any potential roadblocks ...
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My husband and I just purchased our first rental property. We got a really good deal and we think at the end of it we will have about $80,000 in it total and the ARV will be about $130,000. The only problem is the ref...
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My partners and I just secured 20 acres and are wanting to build single family new construction. We want to look at all options before moving forward. I would like to get some thoughts on clearing the land and selling...
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A question for my fellow Real estate Agents: How did you learn about your market? When you first received your license and started working under your broker, did you receive mentoring or did you have to figure things ...
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Hey BP!My name is Jorge Santiago and I am just getting started on my path of real estate investing. I work in the finance field and have finally decided to invest in real estate as well in order to create passive inco...
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We bought a SFH at the courthouse auction, put in very nice upgrades, fixed all the issues that our inspection identified, staged it, on the market in 5 weeks. Had 2 offers in the first week, accepted one with a 3-wee...