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Hello all,
As part of my Roth 401K plan I am able to use a portion of my account balance as a self directed investment account. I know I am able to invest that money directly in real estate with the caveat th...
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What would you say the best U.S markets are currently to buy multifamily units under 40K with strong cashflow/rental markets?
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community, I have been reading books and forums, watching videos, saving money, and analyzing markets over the last 2-years. I am excited that I am finally preparing to purchase my first investmen...
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Good morning BP!What is the best advice to give someone who wants to start flipping?Taking the first step to getting over the hurdle into real estate investing can be scary for new people. If you had to give someone a...
It is almost daily that I see a new question or concern about Wraps and Sub2 here. It got me wondering just how many folks are aware of outcomes of some of those practices really are. It also begs the question, just...
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Found this company while looking around online for something else, a company called fortress investment out of AZ, say they give you rented out properties for 7500 bucks and then you just have to refi it to get it in ...
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I am often asked this question: "What is my biggest financial risk in buying/owning a short-term rental property?"
Lots of things come immediately to mind: Septic problems, a new roof, HVAC failure, lower-than-proj...
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Greetings, I and a friend live in the NoVa area right outside of DC. We have a desire to dive in and buy a property together, yet we have enough of a downpayment for only 3 percent between the two of us. However, we h...
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This headline was meant to call attention. Of course there are some female real estate investors on BP, but, based on my experience, not many.In over 14 years of investing across multiple states 99.9% of the investor...
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Each one of us has his own wealth targets, the question I ask myself is if you can hit those by only investing in notes.Should we diversify our real estate investment portfolio (like I believe in - I invest in notes b...