Tim B.
Retiring early with a few rentals paid off
I've been browsing the forums and it seems that many people are into leveraging their money by buying numerous rentals looking for long term wealth. That sounds great... However, I want to retire ASAP. My SFH will be ...
Stephen D.
Screen applicants based on move in date?
I know it's a liability to accept more then one applicant at a time but the first applicant we agreed at a lower rent and a Nov 1 move in. Now she says she wants a mid to late November move in. No lease has been si...
Jeanelle Ignacio
New Member Intro from SoCal
Hi everyone! I am so impressed by the wealth of information on this site. I wanted to introduce myself, share my story and hope to network and learn from many of you in this group.Professionally, I've been a Registe...
Matt Hazlett
Is BRRRR the only way?
With so much emphasis on BRRRR on the forums, I feel like I'm investing the wrong way. I have a handful of properties that I've acquired the traditional way with 20-30% down. They are nice homes that need just a littl...
Stacey Olson
It took me approximately _______________ (# months, years) to acquire on my first investment property
I've been curious. I'd like to get an idea of how long, on average, it takes BP users to acquire first investment properties from the time they get serious about making it happen. Yes, the time frame is different for ...
Jose Diaz
Do it yourself Title Searches
Hello everyone. I was wondering how possible it is for an individual to do a title search on a property as good as a title company can. If not, what specifically allows a title company to have a more in depth search t...
Jay Hinrichs
IZ rules for for new constrution Multi family
read an interesting article in business journal while I was at title company waiting to sell a prop.rush for permits in PDX last half of 2016 to beat the Inclusionary zoning rules.. IE 20 % or so of any new apartments...
Sara C.
Overpriced, first home bought in 2007 - what to do with it now?
{Numbers included}You've heard it before: in 2007, my husband and I were young and naive, and desperately wanted to purchase our first home. Not only did we pick a neighborhood that we didn't know well (which turned o...
Andrew Atakpo
Southern California Investing or Out of State Investing
Hi Everyone!My wife and I are newly married and have been doing our research and are about to get into real estate investing.We however have become torn between whether we should buy something here close to where we l...
Joshua Herald
Getting My Partner (wife) Onboard
Tonight we passed on our first multi-family investment. The numbers look solid but after visiting the site, there are some obvious reasons why this wouldn't make a great "House Hacking" property. My wife is used to ou...