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Hey everyone! New members introducing ourselves, as recommended. I say "members" because it's my girlfriend Kellie, and I. Working on this project. Were currently living in Washington. We're looking to invest in the M...
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Hello all,I'm active duty currently living in San Diego, CA with my husband. At the end of this year, we're planning on buying in either Denton or Plano (or Richardson) due to the location of UNT and University of Tex...
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If you could pick one market in the country for an aspiring investor to get started in what would pick? Specifically looking into things like cost, area safety, ROI, taxes. States seem to South Carolina, Colorado, Ark...
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Colorado may be a future destination in the upcoming years. Anyone know which cities would be considered "linear" real estate markets and whether the BRRRR method would be a viable option in that location? Also, any i...
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Hi All, I just recently relocated to the Chicago area for work and will be here for the foreseeable future. I've been interested in real estate for many years now but due to my constant relocation never fully took the...
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Hi, im 34, married w/ 2 young children. My wife and i have 100k saved. We are currently renting in San Diego, CA. We are looking at Denver to start our real estate portfolio. My end goal is to have financial freedom i...
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Hi BP folks - I'm new to BP and new to real estate investing. I work in sales in the construction industry and will be relocating to the Denver area in the next few months. Hoping to make some connections through BP f...
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The braggable joys of a primo location. The convenience of being able to walk to get your soy latte or see that indie film from the Czech Republic. The frustration of multiple bids. The cost.
Buying in the city comes...
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If you had a Job that was 80% travel and you could live anywhere in the U.S to make the most money with a House Hack/BRRRR strategy where would you live, why? Here is the strategy: You qualify for an FHA 203k loan (re...
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I thought we'd kick off our new Buying Real estate forum by seeing what factors are most important to all of you in the purchase of your primary residence.
Here are mine:
- Proximity to parks, shopping, services, an...