Nadine O.
Where would you move to start building your real estate empire?
Hi BP Family! Where would you recommend living in USA to start house hacking and building a rental property business? The intent is to relocate from a high cost of living area like the Bay Area in California (although...
Marcus Maloney
Do You Think Direct Mail Is Dead????
I need your input do you think direct mail is dead
I ask this question being facetious, honestly it depends on the market. Look at this deal we closed with direct mail being a marketing source.
My initial conversati...
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50% / Itemize
Operating Expenses seem to be a big shade of gray for investors. Especially for a newbie like myself who has never run an investment property. Do the vets recommend itemizing expenses when running a cash flow statem...
Nathan Arceneaux
How to build a RE portfolio while managing a full time job
Hi Guys,I work in Corporate America, typically about 40-50 hours per week plus travel at times. At home we have two small kids. We have little time to invest in real estate, but have managed to build a decent portf...
Samuel Lynch
North San Diego County
Hope this finds everyone doing well. I will be moving to the North San Diego County, CA next summer and am wondering what buy and hold strategies are working there? Is it mainly single family homes, multifamily, condo...
Marc Allen
Illinois Property Taxes
Hi All,I'm curious how people are continuing to justify buy-and-hold investments in Illinois suburbs with the current state of property taxes. I've got my eye one pretty inexpensive property which is listed at $80K, w...
Steven DeMarco
Almost 2 years in and haven't made any money (via cashflow)
Hey BP - Want some advice/perspective on my situation.
Back in 2022, I had a strong desire to get into REI to diversify my investments and pursue a new side hustle. I envisioned real estate investing as a way to make...
Luc Boiron
I just paid an $80,000 wholesale fee...
Another investor in my network recently got a property under contract, and was looking to assign it. I saw it on Monday, and he gave me his "buy it now" price (ie: don't wait to see if any other investors are interest...
Alan Grobmeier
Where are YOU looking to park your money?
For those of you that think we are back in a bubble: Have you sold any of your places into the 'increase'? If so, where did you 'park' your cash?My issue is that between my wife & I we have sold 3 houses this ye...
Riley F.
Appreciation - how to factor it in?
For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...