Caleb Graham
Does house hacking in a high(er) cost of living area make sense?
My fiancé and I are moving from a pretty LCOL city in the midwest to a (relatively) HCOL city in Colorado. I've wanted to do a house hack for my first jump into real estate for quite some time now. The multi-family ma...
Kevin Crosson
Finding Multifamily with Cashflow in Los Angeles
Hey BP members,So there’s a lot of talk these days about how multifamily properties with strong cash flow in Los Angeles are just about nonexistent. Well, I’m going to try to change your mind on that, and make a case ...
Steve Bell
Taking a cash out refi advice for a rookie
My partner and I recently bought and rehabbed and furnished our 1st STR. Had my real estate agent come by to take a look at the finished project and got her unofficial opinion about the value of our new vacation renta...
Amy E.
Rent by the Room
Hi,
I've begun exploring the option of buying an investment property with the intent to rent by the room. Where can I find more info on how to safely and legally accomplish this? Google has not turned up mu...
Parker Ludlow Imrie
Bay Area rookie seeking house-hack guidance
My wife and I live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area, have roots here, and plan to stay. (Great place for a rookie to cut his REI teeth, right?) We are about to sell our SFH (not a profitable rental), which sho...
KJ L.
Strategy to purchase and flip property in Los Angeles
Hey BP, So I live in Los Angeles, land of Rent Control.. There are rent control buildings that have hit the market and they sit for a really long time because either the seller doesnt want to the reduce the price enou...
Corey Dutton
Have You Fallen Victim to a Lending Scam? Share Your Story
We write on the topic of loan scams often and we always get a lot of responses from victims of these scams. People often ask, “Who do I report this to?” and unfortunately there is no straightforward or clear answer...
Stacy E.
my first eviction
Hi,I've been doing this for a few years, first just renting out the second bedroom in my condo and now since I moved out of that condo I rent out the whole thing and also bought a house where I'm living and renting ou...
Maarifa Arnett
Bad neighborhood, Bad house, should I?
Another dilapidated property that my family owns in Memphis that they have stopped paying on. The back tax is around 5k. The house looks like this My family said if I pay back tax the house is mine. I would do most of...
Chukwudi Motanya
Business Plan
Mission Statement
Initial goal will be to generate enough passive income in order to maintain a lifestyle without a job. $4,000 of passive income will allow me to live without a full time job. Next goal will be to ge...