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I hear a lot of reasons why people have the fear and reasons not to. Many times these are self induced by lack of knowledge and not founded
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Hi everyone. A long time lurker, hopefully a soon-to-be first time RE investor. I live in NYC and would like to get into REI. Given the sky-high prices in the area, I'm turning to out-of-state properties. I've looked ...
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Man... If only I knew what I knew now when I was active duty, my life would be a lot different right now. But at the end of the day, you don't know what you don't know! Here's the fact: Active Duty Service Members hav...
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If you could pick one market in the country for an aspiring investor to get started in what would pick? Specifically looking into things like cost, area safety, ROI, taxes. States seem to South Carolina, Colorado, Ark...
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I have the chance to buy 3 multi unit properties owned by a seller who wants to retire. The seller is willing to do seller financing with the following terms:35% Down, 7% Interest, 7 Year BalloonThe asking price and r...
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Hey Everyone,
This is my first post in BP. I started listening about 5 weeks ago awhile exercising and it has opened my eyes to the possibilities in real estate investing. I own 2 properties free and clear which I ...
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Hi everybody! I have been wondering if any of you have ever used a credit card to purchase a SFR free and clear. If so, how would you generally go about quickly paying off the balance of the credit card? HELOC, a Home...
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Hello, I have been consuming a lot of real estate info from books, podcast, and blogs and I think I'm ready to start making my own mistakes in real estate instead of reading about other peoples. I live in Indianapolis...
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Hey all! My name is Mike. A couple things about me. I’m a software engineer (frontend web dev) working remotely in Berryville VA. I have a wife and two kids and I’ve recently gotten more interested in real estate as a...
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I am new to BP and have been shocked by the amount of useful articles and information being shared here to the point it has basically consumed my life the past couple days, but I am not complaining. Long story short, ...