Daniel Taylor
Excited learner from Upper Darby, PA (near Philadelphia)
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A PRETTY LONG POST, SKIP RIGHT TO THE BOTTOM FOR THE SUPER SHORT VERSION!My name is Daniel Taylor. I'm 28 and balance a freelance writing career with a 30 hr/week job as...
Michael Chang
New member from New Jersey
Hi all,My name is Michael Chang and I'm an aspiring real estate investor from NJ. I've been reading BP for a couple months now with the intention of getting into buy and hold investing, but still feel too uneducated t...
Vincent Z.
Any pitfalls of buying homes that are 100+ years old?
In my area (New England), the majority of houses, (multi families in particular) are over 100 years old. If I am planning on buying and holding long term, what are some of the pitfalls of buying these extremely old ho...
Alan F.
Commercial real estate Sacramento area
Is anyone seeing an increase of repurposing commercial to residential properties in the greater Sacramento area?What are your thoughts on commercial real estate in the manufacturing, retail & non dwelling building...
Chris Corey
Cagey real estate agent
We looked at a property yesterday and the realtor was very cagey; no information, no sellers disclosure, no idea about whether it was sewer or septic. He said he told the seller “the less I know the better”. Very odd....
Engelo Rumora
Owning a gas station
Hey guys,
I hope your well.
Does anyone have any experience with owning a gas station?
The station also includes a convenience store and the billboard hasn't been utilized for income. How do you e...
Jeremy Marshall
Furnace vs Electric heat on Rehab
I am currently doing a complete rehab on a duplex (side by side) in Canandaigua (Finger Lakes). I intended to BRRRR this property after the rehab is done.Here is the issue that I am looking for feed back:Each duplex ...
Tony Tomasek
Commodity Crunch Anyone?
Is anyone else concerned with the fact that commodities are rising quickly DURING a global recession? Factoring in emerging economies and potential demand with current production capacity, how long will it be before ...
Stephan Guna
Mult-family with Single furnace and water heater
I recently visited a house marketed as a multi-family house going for a pretty good, price. I overall love the quality and everything with the house, it needs a bit of work, but nothing out of my range. All the houses...
Joshua Davis
Health Insurance
For those of you who have transitioned into fulltime investors....
What are you using for personal and family health insurance?
What kind of prgrams are available/recommended?
What is the range of monthly cost you ...