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After my nightmare experience with some really bad tenants, the tenant i replaced in February 2012 has been nothing but pleasant. She is a executive interior designer for a major bank and she remodeled my kitchen. She...
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Apparently, enough people are concerned about the price of oil that it has affected Houston’s ranking according to the Urban Land Institute. Realistically, as an investor, you always have to be cautious about what pr...
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Hello BP,I have listened and read many stories on BP of how people buy a property, fix it up, cash out and use the cash to buy the next - like a BRRR. However, I am having trouble which is frustrating. My income tax r...
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Real estate gurus teach: Only buy rental properties based on actuals (actual net operating income) not based on pro-forma (or projected net operating income).Although it sounds good and reasonable, after doing this si...
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I'm in Los Angeles and new to OOS Real Estate rental investing. I'm committing to investing 5 doors in 2020 and replacing my income by 2025. Committing to reading a new real estate book every week until I run out (I...
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Hello everyone! My name is Hunter Cone and I’m a 21 year old junior at USC in Columbia, SC. I’m an exercise science major and I plan on joining the Air Force after I graduate. I have a huge motivation to becoming fina...
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Hello Everyone,I'm looking for some guidance from any seasoned investors, attorneys, lawyers, wholesalers, flippers, buy & hold, or any active forum members.I am trying to find my first investment deal and what to...
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What would be the first thing you would do if you had about 40k cash to start investing? I currently have about 20k in a business account and have a partner that wants to put in 20k. My father owns a contracting bus...
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Preparing Loan Requests That Get Funded Lenders are driven by many factors; one of them is self-preservation. Simply put, no lender wants to make a deal that goes “upside down” Therefore, a would-be borrower, wants to...
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Hi All, I am a 29-year-old working a W2 job that pays well. I am planning on being married in the next year and a half and my partner and I are currently saving up money so that we can start investing in real estate, ...