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Listening to all of the podcasts and reading the BP books / Rich Dad Poor Dad types makes it seem like building a portfolio and scaling smart could lead to early retirement and living on cash flow that ultimately repl...
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Hey everyone, my main marketing strategy for the past three years has been cold calling, I have a cold caller that is outsourced and I handle all the leads that are produced. I have seen a pretty large decrease in our...
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Earlier today, on the way to work, I was listening to the BP Podcast #285 as per my usual routine (another great podcast by the way). But after hearing some of the guest's comments about building multi-family and rent...
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Hi everyone, I'm a first time investor looking to invest in long-term out-of-state rentals. I've been wanting to get involved for years and have been spending time researching/reading in the interim. The idea of being...
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I am interested to hear how many of you have actually invested in POL and how your investments are doing. So far I have invested $105,000 in 16 of their loans with various investment sizes ranging from $5,000-$15,000 ...
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My husband and I have only done one deal in the past year (out of state), and we want to crank things up and get more things happening. We've been able to save enough to do something in the Southern California market,...
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The CARES act ends on June 21, 2021. Federally backed loans (FHA, VA) will resume payments and I’m sure many borrowers will default. Are we on the precipice of serious opportunity? Short sales, foreclosures? What stra...
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Hi all,
Looking to get into real estate investing and have a super basic question but I couldn't really find an answer so please bear with me!
I see lots of information around cash flow and the importance of cash fl...
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Hello BP Family, I'm in Charlotte and the home prices have sky-rocketed so I'm contemplating purchasing investment prop. in my hometown (Buffalo, NY), Detroit, Michigan or Toledo Ohio. I don't have have a ton of exper...
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Hi Everyone - I'm new to BP and new to REI. I live in Southern California, as the market is super inflated. I am looking to make my first real estate investment as I have enough cash to either buy a cheap place in a...