I've always had a glamorous & grandiose image of real estate investors...weird, right?!  Yeah, I was one of those that thought the way to truly know you've arrived and become a big financial success is to let your...

Hi BP Family,I am kicking around the idea of drawing $20-25k from my 401k to buy down one of my loans on a duplex and refinance. I purchased the property on an FHA two years ago. Although it is possible that my apprai...

I'm living in a tri-plex house hack. Renting out 2 units and living in one. This is currently the only property I own. I've had work done on the building itself (roof repairs) and remodeling work in one of my previous...

Hey guys, I had a 3 bedroom 2 bath 1400 square foot SFH across the street from a pretty decent college. Tuition is approx. $27k per year. Rental rates would be between $1300-$1600. I was able to get the property under...

Hi BPers,I'm in the processing of hiring my cleaner for my first property. Does your house cleaner normally give you an invoice after every clean? Probably for your records, it would make sense to have invoices for al...

Hello all,I closed on a house many of our investors passed on due the street and potential worries about the area (I'm a broker for a wholesale brokerage, so this was one no one else wanted), so I'm going to follow th...

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I want to thank the many of the posters (you know who you are) who have helped me out over the last year or so. I went from knowing very little to starting a business, finishing my real estate license coursewo...

Josh is probably scared to death to see this opening line!!. Not to worry. Let me say it first. This is a great site. I don't always understand or know all the rules, but I play by them. When I have something pointed ...