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So in the next few months I plan to buy my first duplex! I plan to house hack; rent out one side and live In the other. While running the numbers a thought crossed my mind about my girlfriend paying rent. Here’s the t...
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Hey BP Community!I work in Philadelphia and Delaware County as a Licensed agent that specializes in wholesale for REI opportunities. As I have been reaching out to potential investors and doing the cold call grind (li...
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Have been looking at a few properties but haven't been able to make the leap yet. Hard to part with money in the bank and get into another mortgage.
That said, our position is good. Plenty of cash - I have around...
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The fed just announced 3 rate hikes in 2022 vs the original plan to hike only once at the tail end of 2022. What are your thoughts on how that will affect housing prices in 2022? Very low appreciation? I have a off ma...
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Has anyone heard of astroflipping? Just watched the video by Josiah. Curious if anyone has done one of the 45 minute phone calls. Any thoughts on this or knowledge of this are welcome. 80 plus deals a month seems to g...
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Since the pandemic hit in late March, many are not sure how they feel about staying at hotels or short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and Tripadvisor Rentals. Airbnb, with 7.7 million active ...
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I was out looking at homes today and found a for sale by owner that looked like crap on the outside. After talking with the home owners daughter, she said they were looking to sell the home for $6,000. After talking w...
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BP, Minimal or no appreciation, lower overall values, hit or miss area but constant cash flow. Is there a problem with this? My strategy is to replace my income with rental properties.Slice and dice it!Matt