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Hi, BP friendly names and faces :)Long time lurker, first time poster.How often does one have the opportunity to help out a seller without profiting from a sale?SO.. Here's what I did today:I got to make a cash offer....
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Hey guys,I'm looking for my first large multi-family. I come across one that is in my sweet spot as far as location. Exteriors are in good condition. Interiors are very dated, a couple of units have been completely re...
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I have a motivated seller which I need help to structure the deal. Her husband who is the main bread provider passed away in May and she has been struggling to keep up with the house payment.
The house was bu...
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I am checking turnkey properties. Seems like all of them are charging above retail prices if you compare them with local comps. This makes the exit strategy difficult for the investor. If you hold the turnkey property...
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I heard on a podcast awhile back about an investor seeking out bank's REO portfolio's often from a bank officer or president. This is a strategy that I would like to look into for my next deal. What is the best way to...
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Hi, I just wanted to share my first flip with the BP Community. On February 1st I purchased a single family for $105,000 from a wholesaler. The property was the ugliest house in the neighborhood and was abandoned mi...
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Hi All- Newbie investor here, searching for my first rental property. This has been a goal of mine for many years and I'm finally in a place to pull the trigger.I live in So. Cal and (though sparse) I'm able to find...
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Hey BP, I have a 3 unit property in Logan Square, Chicago. I have a PM management company that takes care of it, and in the past 5 years, didn't pay much attention to the numbers. As I started scrutinizing the numbers...
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A lot of people want to use REI to escape their 9-5 and replace their W2 income so they can live the life they want. That leads to the reasonable question 'I need/want $7/10/15k/ month in free cash flow(FCF) from my R...
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Bought a teardown at a tax auction, went in and knocked a hole in one of the kitchen walls, found three stud bays filled with plastic-wrapped used bills, mostly twenties but lots of fifties, hundreds. $873K total. The...