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Hi BP community! I closed my first investment property, an off market private sale on the house next door, and have about 200k in equity. My local bank lender tells me that I can't tap into the equity for 12 months...
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Fellow investors, I have duplex which has an apartment on the top floor that is in pretty bad shape. It is rented but the rent is well below market rent because of the overall condition. They pay $900 monthly and t...
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Hello again BP. I'm posting to announce the next meeting of the Southern Tier REI club. Our club meets at the Vestal library the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30. Next meeting is: September 22nd @ Vestal Library, Vest...
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I'm in the beginning stage of bath remodeling. I remodelled the bath somewhat 9 years ago which later turned out to an awful disaster. This time I'm gonna be pretty careful. I've thought of replacing the old cracked s...
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Hey everyone I just wanted to share our first full house flip in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. The before and after pictures are the exact photos used for the listing when we bought it and our picutres we used t...
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I have investors from overseas would like to invest with me in new constructions. My thought is to buy land, build house, and sell it within a year. The concept is easy, however since I never had anything similar to t...
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I currently have most of my capital tied up in my first deal and I am wanting to get moving on my second deal. I have found a few deals that are willing to do seller finance, my question is. If I do a seller finance d...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been changing the world as we know it and the real estate industry is no exception. As a real estate investor, I’m sure you are wondering how you can utilize AI in your portfolio and o...
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