Tracy Stein
Urbanization: Big City Real Estate Markets Boom!
Urbanization is the growth of cities into the surrounding suburbs and the transformation of once rural areas into cities. Urbanization is here and it’s here to stay. In fact, more than half of the people on Planet Ear...
Anthony Williams
Using a HELOC to move forward
As a newer BRRRR / Buy-and-Hold investor, I went shopping for HELOCs recently and would like to share some insights gained from this recent experience for other people obtaining their first HELOC. Hopefully, this docu...
Tom Albares
Our Second STR Property Journey
In 2016, my wife and I bought a condo in the Catalina Foothills area of Tucson. The property allowed short term rentals, had very nice amenities - pools, hot tub, tennis courts, and it sounded like a great business f...
Rich Gabrio
The idea incenting with Buyers Agent bonus in a resort community.
Background: I am not a real estate agent. I am a real estate investor. I own a vacation rental home in a resort community 90 minutes east of Seattle, WA. Although the property has done very well, it is now my goal...
Dana McMahan
Louisville househacker ready to move to BRRRR
Hi all, this is a (re)introduction. I'm a freelance writer who joined BP a few years ago but never got involved. Now I'm trying to soak up everything I can, since my husband and I are ready to try our hand at BRRRR. S...
Tyler Bierce
Finance a car to purchase property: creative or crazy?
Hi all. I have an idea that I'm curious to get some extra eyes on because, as the saying goes, "you don't know what you don't know".Short version: I am considering selling my truck and financing a newer one so I can u...
Laura A.
Pros and Cons of Adding a Garage
I'm considering doing a flip of a 1960s house located near Denver. It is 2500 finished sf, and has 3b/2b, plus a mother-in-law suite. Expected (realistic) ARV is $600k. The house is great, with one exception - there...
Jeff Tumbarello
Want a manmade Island for pennies on the dollar?
If we have learned anything it is, no one is special. The confines of sensible business even extend to oil "rich" markets. They broke the buyers of their oil. Now we try not to buy their product no matter how cheap it...
Thomas Shepard
Increase Rental Income on a Basic Duplex
Hello all. I have a duplex that recently was renovated and located in a small town, Algood TN. Each unit is 2br 1ba and we had one unit rented at $950/mo on 12 month lease. We are considering strategies to maximize th...
Duke Giordano
Compare Individual Syndication vs Private Equity Fund
Hello All,
Thanks in advance for your comments. I am a high income W2 earner looking to start a passive income RE portfolio in the near future and trying to narrow down its composition between Syndications and PE Fun...