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Did anyone ever bought a multifamily in southern California as their first investment?
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I was just reading through the recent post asking for the TOP quality they look for in a real estate agent. The comments that followed were extremely depressing. They looked more like a list of soft skills most would ...
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Hello BP Community! Active Duty Army Engineer about to retire after 22 year of service. Pursuing REI fulltime now, about to close our first syndication -- 41-unit Senior apartment complex in Iowa, PP $3.7M, raised $80...
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I have a property that has a cash flow after expenses of $175 a month. My question is should I let that money build up in an account or apply that money to principal on the mortgage?
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Hi All,I'd love to connect with landlords who previously hired property managers. Specifically, I'd like to understand what the hardest parts of finding a good property manager was and why you decided to go with a pro...
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I have a question and it revolves around selling a property. Let me outline the situation:- We purchased a property in 2021 for $245k and now we can sell it for $350k. We currently have a 2.99% interest rate.- The pr...
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Hello,Beginner real estate investor here.I have 2 condos in bay area, 1 in fremont, and 1 in hayward, I bought fremont one in July 2012 and hayward one in Oct 2014.I am considering selling both and consolidating into ...
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One of the many calls that I had today. I am using Michael Quarles advice about getting the seller to give me their minimum. I have had success and failure with this. Here is the part of a phone call that I had tod...
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Has anyone recently completed the House Flipping Formula course? I’ve been reading books(J. Scott, Anson Young, etc), listening to tons of podcasts (BP, Flipping Junkie), and reading the forum. I feel like I have a ...
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I am looking to buy a condo in the city using a second home loan. I know all the second home loan requirements so no need to hash that out here. I am more interested in people who do midterm rentals, anything over 1 m...