Kenneth Lowry
Tips for newbie attending local RE group meeting?
I am brand new to real estate investing. I am interested in flipping houses. Tomorrow night I am attending my local REIA meeting where they are having a presentation that is all about flipping houses. It says the r...
Jocelyn Borg
Wholesaling for deal flow
Hello, BP collective!I'd love to hear your thoughts on my moral quandary here:After researching quite a bit on wholesaling, I am really on the fence about going forward with it. It is fraught with ethical grey areas a...
Devin Beverage
Purely as an example for a beginning investor: Why and why not purchase this property?
I'm completely new to BP, the world of real estate investing, and all the math and strategizing that's involved, but I'm determined to make REI a major aspect of my life in the long term. To prepare myself I've been l...
Charlie Moore
Book-Store trip tomorrow! Name your Top 3 BOOKS
Name 3 of your top business/ entrepreneur books/landlord booksThanks guys! I just finished reading 4 hour work week
John Public
Croudfunding liquidity
Does anyone know if there is a secondary market being started (or in the works) for any of these crowdfunding offerings? A "FOLIOfn" if you will, but for real estate crowdfunding the way Prosper and Lending Club alre...
John McAuley
Trump Tax Plan - Calling All You Tax Gurus
I haven't seen another post about it so I thought I would start one. I've read the 9 page tax plan summary. Although very vague, it provides a framework for what they are going after and mentions several things I th...
Shane Burlingame
70% Rule Central Mass
Hello, I've been analyzing a good amount of properties in Worcester County to flip. I use the BP calculators to determine my purchase price, ARV, profit and rehab. I subcategorize each repair item for accuracy. I am a...
Steve Puglisi
Vacation Home Rental - Should I use AirBNB or VRBO or an Agent
Bought a house down the CT shore trying to decide if I rent it myself (via VRBO ABNB) or give it to an agent who has area expertise (and multiple rentals). This is my first year owning the house, high demand area. Lo...
Francis A.
Minneapolis - Bryant neighborhood
Does anyone live and/or own in the Bryant neighborhood of Minneapolis?As an out of state investor, my preference has always been duplexes and up but lately, I've seen some nicely refurbished SFRs in the Bryant neighbo...
Matthew W.
How do I calculate ROI on a rental on something I bought over 20 years ago?
Every calculator has stuff that seems irrelevant or is not true to the situation. My purchase price was over 20 years ago, I do not remember closing costs, have refinanced twice at least and I have been renting it fo...