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Hi everyone, I am new to BP and am looking for some career advice. I am a prior service Air Force firefighter looking for a career change and I’m thinking about chasing my passion for real estate. My wife’s occupation...
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After 6 months of reading, researching, discussing, and networking I have finally put my first SFH under contract. I am looking to close by the end of this month and hopefully begin marketing for tenants around March ...
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Hi Everyone,Thanks in advance. I so much appreciate all the help and advice from the BP community and am looking forward to giving back when I gain more investing experience.My question: does anyone have any experienc...
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I manage all my own properties and screen all my own tenants. In the last year, I have had 5 prospective tenants, all between 34-67 years old who have NO credit history. Is this a scam of some sort? Their names and...
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Hey there, folks! As a newbie investor, I've been actively exploring the real estate market and analyzing various properties, both single-family and multi-family, within and outside of my state. However, I'm facing a ...
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Hey guys,My wife and I are closing on our first STR in Waynesville NC next week. We are incredibly excited to get into a great STR market, but also an area that we enjoy and will continue to visit ourselves. A few spe...
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Hi investors,My husband and I are high income W2 earners and invest on the side in rentals and notes.We got hit hard in tax liability, even with tax law changes. Any recommendations? If there’s other W2 folks out ther...
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Hello All,We are trying to branch out from SFRs and dealing with tenant and tenant issues with passive investments. We have been looking at investing in to syndications but are having trouble getting to a point where ...
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Hi Folks, I need some help please in how best to structure a deal (never done this before). Here are details:
$50,000 (list price) tri-plex with two units occupied. Third (larger) unit needs $15k in rehab. ARV should...
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I've never done new construction, or applied to have a variance changed (am I even saying this right?) I know in my area (Philly), it can be a real pain to get a variance to change a SFH into a multi, for instance.How...