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Hey BP Family,
I am contemplating a 15 vs 30 year mortgage on my first investment property. The difference in the mortgage payment is a few hundred dollars but saves me a lot of money in interest over the additional ...
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Good day BP Nation. First and foremost, thank you for all your contributions to the community. You have all been so helpful thus far. I am currently at a bit of a cross roads. I think I know the answer but I could use...
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I know one of the keys when starting out in RE Investing and in particular in my case, wholesaling, is to find a mentor/mentors to help aid in the journey and process. My question is does this mentor need to be anoth...
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Hi all,TLDR: I'm 50 and want to scale quickly and be FI in five years. For my first MF, should I start small with a duplex or jump straight to large MF since I want to eventually get there anyway? I.e., is there val...
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Today I had a meeting with the Branch Manager of a commercial bank. I took my 2 binders detailing out my 5 C's all suited up and ready to get that Business line of credit or approval to get a commercial rap loan for ...
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Would love to hear from other investors. All locations welcome. Looking to better understand if there is something specific that you post the most emphasis on? Is location the most important, is it the CASH on CASH re...
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I'll start With a little background about us. The only form of investing We've ever done before now is through employee stock purchase plan and 401k contributions (Never really had the extra funds to do more). My wife...
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Hey y'all!Would love to get advice about how you get a duplex to work for you in terms of cash flow. I'm looking to house hack a duplex and live in one unit while renting out the other but the cash flow wheneverI run ...
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Hello, first post here!Hoping to get some advice on how to choose a market to begin real estate investing? I currently own a home in Provo, UT. I live upstairs and rent out my basement. I am ready to take steps to pur...
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Hello everyone. I’m 4 years from being able to retire from the military and dont want to work in gov contracting the rest of my life. I used the VA loan for my first home in San Diego and have 200k in equity that I wo...