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Local or Distant? and Investing in Condo's
Hi investors! My mom and I are looking to buy our first property and we're wondering, should we start out local, and how good an investment are condos? We live in Maryland, near Washington DC and we've got about 100K ...
Andrew Winter
Home Improvement Blog
Hi All,My girlfriend and I have recently started our real estate journey. My girlfriend, Amanda, or "Mandy", thought it was a good idea to document this adventure on her Blog. We just finished our first flip, and sh...
Laura Granelli
Not sure about return after offer accepted
Hello all,
I’m new here but have been listening to podcasts for a while. Husband and I have been trying to buy an investment property to rent out. We found a very small house and offered in haste. When we saw it, agen...
Burt L.
Post Office Kicking Me Out - What To Do For a Return Address?
The postmaster at my postoffice wrote and told me I couldn't use my PO box for forwarding mail to my home anymore, and that I should call to confirm. I did and they told me to put a permanent forward on the box, e...
Tony Hoffer
To 401k... Or Not??
Curious what everyone's thoughts are on the following 2 options:
1. Put money aside in 401k and take a nice tax savings now, but not be able to leverage the money easily for REI. With a Self Directed 401k I may have...
Brandy Jackson
32 days later, $100 holding fee, still no decision on apartment
At the time of applying, I had all my paperwork and verifications etc. I had whatever deposit required at the time of application. The management seems unorganized as I had to return 3 following days to sign "forgotte...
Kevin Dawravoo
Cap rate vs. ROI
I am just getting into REI so this may be a very basic question for most of you but I've been struggling to figure out what is more important cap rate or ROI. And is the ROI denominator (investment basis) only the amo...
Scott Rosslow
Looking at partnering with my dad
I have been looking for a while for some buy and hold small multifamily units. I grew up helping my dad fix and taking care of rental properties. His strategy was different than the approach I want to take. He bought ...
Sattir Bitti
How many of you own properties free and clear?
As equity of one of my investment properties is nearing 50% of the home value, wondering how many own investment properties free and clear?
Farhan Qazi
College station luxury duplex
Hello BP investors. I’m an investor out of Houston and interested in adding a property in College Station to my portfolio. I’ve looked at the newer 4/4.5 or 5/5.5 duplexes and they seem to cash flow well. I am concern...