Erik Bollinger
What lessons should I learn from this failed deal?
I'm brand new to real estate investing. With my first deal I tried to hit a home run and I ended up striking out. In order to make the most from this failure I would like feedback on what I did wrong, and if my conclu...
Michelle Caines
Property values depreciate??
Hi BP,I've been looking at potential rental properties with no particular location in mind and came across homes in Danbury CT. According to Zillow, a great amount of homes here that are in the $200-300k price range h...
Elizabeth Nenque
Advice needed: sellers want to stay past closing
My husband and I have been house hunting and are about to submit an offer on a house in Bothell.The sellers would like to stay past closing and rent until they find a house. Our agent says this is common. BUT we recei...
Bill Gulley
Detroit, bankruptcy, any silver lining?
Any silver lining there. 100,000 creditors. 78,000 homes empty, population 700,000, down 1,300,000 from the glory days. 40% of the street lights are out, half the parks closed and over 100 schools closed. Highest crim...
Chris Orlob
RE investing when you have a highly successful career
Hi everyone,
First post here.
To what extent does real estate investing make sense if you have a highly successful career, and do not intend - or want - to make real estate a full-time career (as I've noticed many /...
Benjamin Pekarek
How to syndicate your deals
Hello All, I've been starting to get my research done on syndicating real estate deals. My current understanding is that you cannot send out mailers, unless the individuals have a certain net worth, and have expressed...
Tyson Cox
Residential Real Estate & LLC's Don't Seem to Mix.
I know the topic of LLC or not has been discussed more times than I can count here a BP, so I hope this discussions does not become a debate of whether or not rental property should be held in an LLC. My particular qu...
Nicholas Mahon
Individual owner vs LLC vs Corporation
Hi BP Carebears!My girlfriend and I are looking into buying the first of many income properties. We'll be taking it slow to start by doing the House Hack technique, but we would like to eventually build a nice portfol...
Laurin Wilson
Future Investor wants to buy this year
Hello all!My name is Laurin and I am a Future Investor! I started my journey about a year ago, taking on extra work and saving my a$$ off, diligently. I've been keeping my eye on the market and trying to educate mysel...
CJ Edenfield
No money down funding options: HML, Private Lenders...At least one exists. Do others?
I recently attended a seminar where a popular TV couple was the sponsor. Now, before we get rants regarding the levels and $$ they ask to shell out for training etc...my interest in this post is targeted to understand...