Andrew Semler
What are the five best skills to focus on for a newbie
There is obviously a lot to learn and master in real estate investing. I was wondering from yall's past experience, what would you say the top 5 skills/habits were that made for your greatest advances early on? To say...
Kelsey Folger
Can’t find college renters due to COVID
We are down to the wire here trying to find college students for our rental that we purchased during COVID. Many places are still available near campus and with the end of August nearing and our money running out with...
Dominique B.
Closed on my 1st Investment!
Investment Info
PP- 53k
Closing – 3k
Repairs/Rent-Ready updates: 5k
Additional Holding Cost (Rental and lead inspection, home inspection, etc.) – 1k
All in Costs – 62k Cash
What made you interested in investing...
Akash Y.
STR cities with year around bookings/guests?
Does anyone know of a city that attracts tourist and visitors in all 4 seasons. I'm looking to invest in an airbnb property. Currently have 3 in AZ but the summers are low season and bookings drop off significantly.
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Eric Miller
FIRST FLIP - $23,500 PROFIT
Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to give a full review of my first flip. I’ve had been lurking around BP for around 2 years now, and the amount of information is amazing. Here is the story on my first flip.I had ...
Kristin Solbach
STR to LTR - is it possible?
First time investor here that is feeling pretty stuck.. we want to get started in one way or the other with lot of different approaches and advice out there. We hired a tax advisor and were told to get an STR this yea...
Nicole A.
Not paying rent affecting my goals
This is more of a vent than anything.
So the first month with a new tenant has come around and I still have no rent payment. We set it so it was due on the 5th and late by the 10th; The renter wanted to pay r...
Timothy W.
Do you keep a supply of food on hand?
This is not to be apocalyptic but to bring back to the front of people's minds a tradition that seems to have been lost recently. People used to keep pantries with significant stores of preserved food on hand in the ...
Account Closed
Multifamily using down payment assistance
There are a number of seasoned investors on this thread, so I'd like to take advantage of that and post a deal I'm working on--in fact, using Charles Best's "Down Payment Assistance" strategy.
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Thomas Enright
What's the LONGEST you've ever been under contract for???
After 8 months and 7 days of waiting for bank approval on a short sale... I'm still waiting. COVID has CERTAINLY not helped but unfortunately, I feel like this is going to make it to the one year mark.
This got me th...