Alicia Marks
QOTW: What are/ were your first steps to scaling your business?
Welcome to our new question of the week! As the newest market and economic data has rolled out the past few weeks, many investors are looking at decisions of how to move forward. Will there be deals in any market clim...
Scott Lepore
Let's be realistic with the BRRRR thing
Okay, I'm tired of hearing how easy it is to BRRRR. And the numbers people (eh hem, Brandon) are not realistic IMHO. One example Brandon gives is $200k purchase, $40K fix, $10k soft costs, $350K ARV. First off, fi...
Mike Dymski
Idle Cash and the War Chest Strategy
A - Invest $100, add value to $120, market corrects to $100 in year 1, but you achieve an 8% return from cash flow and principal reduction.B - Invest $100, add value to $120, market remains as-is (or it takes longer t...
Steve Hodgdon
My 1st NPN
I'm new to note investing and decided to take a learn by doing approach. I own some commercial real estate, ran a property management business for a while (ugh!) and owned a collection agency for 17 years. So distres...
Scott Trench
Who's at the most financial/leverage risk in a recession?
Hi Team - I wanted to walk through a couple of quick thoughts on what I see as the most at-risk parties in a potential recession. 1) Middle-Class Homeowners - A middle-class homeowner reliant on one source of income, ...
Etienne Dubois
I have 100,000 and i dont know where to put it...
If money was not an issue and i had 100,000 USD on the side to put for down payments, would investing in expensive cities like los angeles be a good idea because of the rental occupancy rate there, or would it be wise...
Ronnie Galindo
Starting out and feeling frozen
Good morning BP,
I have been lurking around the forums and BP for quite some time. I decided to pull the plug and become a Pro member because I am tired of no action in REI. I have listened to 80% of the podcasts, re...
Lauren N.
Newbie with amazing opportunity to invest - need advice!
Hi all! I've been diligently reading as much content and BP books as I could consume over the past few months. I've been personally interested in getting involved in REI for a while and have been getting educated. I r...
Nikesh Patel
Starting out, spouse with high income/safety net
So I have a job I don’t love. Want all of the things that real estate investing would offer in my life and most importantly want to be my own boss. I know I might work harder but at the end of the day it will be on my...
Todd Kruger
I just purchased a 52 Unit complex-is this a good idea?
I just purchased a 52 Unit apartment complex for $1,975,000. I put 20% cash down and got a 7 year fixed rate of 4.55% amortized over 25 years from my bank with .25 origination and receive approx. net cash flow of $6,...