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Hey all,I am not local, but I'm looking into the next step to invest in my first rental property in DM.I am considering a property located on MLK Jr. between Forest and 19th.I have put together my own list of comp ren...
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Hi all, newbie here with a question. I took a HELOC on my primary residence that went towards purchasing my first rental. I'm renting it out for $1400 and my mortgage is $836. From that cashflow $215 is used to pay th...
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I'm trying to get a small 15 unit building built. When does it make sense to push off a project? Although things are completely nuts I don't see material prices relenting anytime soon, or if they do we will be knee de...
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How would you go about an effective 5 year marketing and promotion plan?
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Hello BP community,I would like to start investing in real estate but I live in Washington DC which is an expensive market. I found a 4 bed, 2.5 bath house in SE that I could house hack. I would live in the basement a...
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Hi everybody! I have been wanting to buy a single family home in Fayetteville, AR for a number of years. I'm finally ready and looking at houses, but the market is so hot! What i can afford is either awful or goes ...
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I need to understand what hard money is and how can it be used successfully to fund your first multi family? What are the pitfalls? I just need to be educated on this as much as possible because securing a deal in NJ ...
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Hey BP Crew,
Just wanted to share our most recent success. We purchased a commercial property that was a residential home converted to 2 commercial units and an ADU. Essentially a duplex with an ADU. Closed in May 20...
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I have a section 8 tenant who has requested a handicap ramp and other adjustment which is going to cost approximately $10,000 according to the property management. The tenant is currently on a month to month and has r...
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Hello BP,I have an opportunity for a unique property that doesn't really fit into traditional lending portfolios and I could really use some advice for developing a creative acquisition strategy. Background: In 2011, ...