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I am interested in purchasing an apartment building as a first investment property, it's the only building that has decent numbers at first glance. It is an 11 unit building with two store fronts. Only 4 of the 11...
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I've never done a rehab before - just own vanilla townhomes, collect decent yet problem free rent but I've continuously tried and failed at obtaining a flip home. Anyway....I'm asking what might be a dumb question bu...
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I read a lot about hiring a contractor. Has anyone ever calculated how much they saved by not using contractors and did most of the rehab work themselves? Or the real question is what percent of costs is going to con...
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Hello - 1st time homebuyer looking to use BRRRR to build a real estate portfolio in Baltimore, MD. I'm looking for an investment-minded realtor that can help me identify viable opportunities and pass along recommendat...
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Hello BP people, I want to revisit an old deal I have previously posted. My numbers on repairs/rehab are still rough estimates at this moment, it is just an estimate based on what I have seen so far.*These numbers re...
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First, thank you all for helping. Helping with what? Well, helping me to decide whether or not to put in this offer. I'm looking at it, and I THINK it'd work, but I can't help but feel that I'm missing something, or t...
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I have been looking opening a SDIRA. I have read/heard many tout the overall benefits and flexibility of using an SDIRA, but when I looked into it a little more, the SDIRA seemed to lose its luster with several restr...
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I always thought I did a good job of screening, gut checking, red flag observing – the usual seasoned Landlord stuff. My process:Credit check, criminal check, social security verification, former Landlord verification...