Hi,I have been reading BP on and off for almost 2 years. I am a chinese based in Beijing, China. would like to invest in buy&hold SFR in Houston area. I had some luck buying some properties in Beijing when prices ...
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Background: This was one of the first rental properties I purchased, so I made every mistake underneath the sun and I am still dealing with the consequences. I purchased this quad for $247,000. It is in Columbus, Ohio...
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Hello all!I'm a sales analyst from Columbus, Ohio and am currently learning all I can about small multifamily investing toward the goal of creating a house hack for my family by summer 2017. Beyond that, I am intrigu...
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Hi all - I did a search here but couldn't find a consistent answer. Hoping for one here. Situation: This is my first time lending money. It is a first position note for 12 months to a borrower who paid 6 months of int...
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Have you ever wondered who's getting all of the mind blowingly profitable Real Estate deals in your community? Well I'm "That Guy"..Talking to owners in distress has really become my thing because I follow a system th...
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After nearly three years of reading websites and listening to podcasts about real estate investing, I feel that it is finally time to take action and DO something. With that being said, I still have a few questions th...
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Hi all,
How do you withdraw the money in your current employer's 401(k)? I don't have a financial hardship, and I don't want to take out a 401(k) loan. Is this possible at all?
I know there are penalties for withdra...
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I'm considering doing Lease Sandwiches, without the Option contract, and would like to hear some pros/cons from anyone who's done it before.My reasoning:1. Hot market, competitive area. No reason for a seller to sign...
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My wife and I purchased our first property (a C-class fourplex) in 2017 which we house-hacked for three and a half years. This spring we sold that property to do a 1031 exchange and bought two B-class fourplexes in a...
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My husband and I are thinking about purchasing a vacation property in the Orlando area. We intend to rent this out now and use it as a winter home when we retire. We prefer to be in the Disney area. I figure that w...