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Hello everyone,I've been studying real estate investing on and off for about 3 years now, since 2014. I've listened to almost every podcast, read dozens of books, scoured the forums and the internet, and I tell everyo...
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Any ideas in dealing with relatives who mock your plans to invest in real estate?
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My wife and I are in the process of purchasing a multifamily (2-flat) property on the north side of Chicago (with intent to owner occupied/house-hack) . During our second viewing of the property the realtor “gained ac...
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There have been a lot of downtrodden posts and threads here on BP about how bad their situations are. Concern about retirement, pensions, estate taxes etc.
In this 5 part series, I've tried to offer some hope ...
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Hey BP land.. Over here in Thailand this week and a lot of the condo's are advertising 7% guaranteed return when you buy a condo good for 5 years... and the price points are pretty cool too in the 50k range.. Not to...
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Hi guys.. name is Jugo. Have'nt been on here in awhile but I had a question. After MUCH brainstorming about how to maximize cash flow from a rental, I've decided to turn my home into a Crashpad. That is, renting BED...
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Hi everyone,We are buying a 2bd/2ba villa in Pawleys Island. We have another 1bd/ba in that same area and have seen that this is an area favorited by families.The current setup in the new house is a Queen in each bedr...
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I grew up in the Central High area and went to school there. I am interested in helping to revitalize the area and bring back the greenness of the 50s/60s/70s, building a bedroom community for baby boomers and encour...
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Are VRBOs a good investment? Any watch outs? Would you recommend doing it? If there is already a forum on this subject, please direct me. I'm sure this has been discussed many times :) Debbie
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Hi everybody!I'd like to take this chance to introduce myself as a new Minneapolis investor. I graduated from the University of Minnesota and I currently live in Los Angeles (Mar Vista). In the next 6 months, I plan t...