Thanh Nguyen
New Member from Sacramento, CA
Hello, my name is Thanh (Pronounced as Tawn) and I am a new member to the BP community and also new to real estate investing.I graduated from UC Davis with a Managerial Economics major and currently working full-time ...
Jade Davis
Using a VA to find motivated sellers
Hi all! after doing a bit of research, I think I want to outsource the locating of leads to a VA through Odesk or Freelance. Can someone please share with me what it is that you have your VA do to locate motivated sel...
Robert Mitchener
Cleveland Ohio, A New Person
My name is Robert Mitchener, and I've been looking into real estate for a few months off and on, and in too many places to be honest. I've contacted multiple traditional lenders for information, and requested funding ...
Adrian Clapp
RE Syndication Investor Tracking Software for LPs?
Hi. In 2021 I invested in 15 different RE Syndications and was wondering how LP investors keep track of quarterly distributions and other performance metrics vs. what was originally presented in the original pro form...
Michael Hutchinson
How does one find mentors for Commercial?
I am near Charlotte NC and just went under contract with a small complex near Asheville NC. I would love to start networking locally, but also start mentoring as I learn more on the commercial side.Sorry if this has ...
Mike Meerschaert
Newbie investor in Portland, Oregon
Hi,My name is Mike Meerschaert and I'm originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. I'm moving up to Portland, OR in February 2020 and I'm planning to get started investing in real estate once up there. I work a 9-5 wi...
Ken T.
Should I use a handyman or a contractor?
Hello BP, it's been quite some time since I have posted. I finally have a project I'm working on! I have a project in San Francisco CA but the general contractors charge so much. I have a few questions as a first time...
Kenny Moghoule
Sell rental, lower primery mortgage balance
Hi every one,
I have learned a lot from reading through other people posts but it couldn’t apply those recommendation to my own situation. Long story short, we are a family of two ( mid 40th) with the cash flow of a...
Jennifer Stammberger
Looking for tips on analyzing deals
Just started analyzing deals on the BP calculator. When it comes to % on expenses such as vacancy rates, Capital exp, repairs/maintenance etc....should I always run high % for worst case in order to be safe? The range...
David Sanford
Pros/Cons of partnerships?
A friend of mine wants to start partnering on rentals. 50/50 split. Whats the advantages and disadvantages of this? If I can buy 5 rentals on my own at $400 profit each, or 10 together at $200 profit each after split,...