Philip Abbey
Paying off debt vs. investing in real estate
Hey everyone, I am wondering if it makes more sense to pay off existing debt first such as student loans credit card and car debt, or to save up instead to put a down payment on a rental property to bring in passive i...
Bao Nguyen
Financial independence from passive rental income: how long does it take?
Like many other real estate investor, I seek to buy and hold real estate, and enjoy the cash flow and any possible appreciation. However, since my target properties are lower end properties that often requires rehab...
Adam Zach
How Many RE Investors are Engineers?
Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...
Katie Miller
How many properties do you hope to purchase this year?
Share your goals for 2023! What are you hoping to accomplish this year with your real estate portfolio? What goals did you set and why? Happy New Year!
Traver Freeman
Buy and Hold Markets for Beginners
I've been doing research on markets for buy and hold for about a month now. I'm checking unemployment rates, population growth, purchase price, rent rates, percentage of renters, etc. and I'm still having trouble iden...
Michael Swan
RE MAKES LOWLY PAID TEACHER MULTIMILLIONAIRE!!!
I realized in February of 2011 that my ladder was leaning against the wrong financial building. Sooooo, I started to use my savings, refinancing my personal home, and taking out my IRA’s and 401K money through the cou...
Nicholas Aiola
Ask me (a CPA) anything about taxes relating to real estate
Hey, guys!I've been on BP for about 7 months now and I have quickly learned two things:There is no better place than BP to talk real estateThe wealth of information on BP is immeasurableI've read and learned quite a l...
Richard Dunlop
DETROIT and MICHIGAN (#1 Defender answers questions)
Account Closed I Live in Detroit. I proudly live in Detroit. But for the past couple of threads about my fine city I’ve stayed silent to see which direction it would go; but I’m back to answer any questions you may ha...
Sean Mcmahon
Is David Greene wrong?
I apologize if this is a newbie question and for the provocative title :) In David’s book Long-Distance Real Estate Investing, he says its beneficial to find an agent who is also an investor in the area. I understand ...
Karen Margrave
HOT - WARM - COLD WHERE'S YOUR MARKET?
Here in Orange County, CA we are in the middle of a sellers market, with sales at the highest level in 9 years. Inventory is down, prices are up. There's also been an uptick in new jobs with many companies hiring, whi...