Samantha Prince
best path to FI at 25 yrs old
Hey BP,My husband and I are 25 years old. Just bought our first house back last year and on a clear path to purchasing our next by the end of this year/early next year. We opened a Roth IRA but have yet to contribute....
Chris Messersmith
Average salary starting as a CRE broker/ agent
Hello, I am a long time reader of BP and am in school at Virginia Commonwealth University, studying real estate. I will be graduating this coming spring 18, and currently interning at a local commercial real estate fi...
Chris Sills
Should I partner with my Contractor?
I have done a few small real estate investing deals that were very successful and I am looking to get more involved. I have a contractor I use for renovations and I have credit/cash for purchases. He would like to wor...
Joshua Beall
New investor in Jefferson County, WV
Hello Everyone!I'm new to this as a business but "accidentally" wound up with some experience as both a landlord and rehabbing a property, thanks to the combination of the real estate crash last decade, and our tight ...
Jeremy Roberts
Establishing a HELOC on primary residence for future investments
I've seen much debate over the true value of a HELOC, but my wife and I went ahead and turned our mortgage into a first position HELOC. Not only do we already have $14k at our fingertips, but we were offered the entir...
Linda L.
If there's cash flow, what can go wrong?
I know, a lot people are gonna say--a lot of things...:)
I have been reading people's stories here and tried to understand how people would get burned on rental property investing when market crashed.
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Bob Hines
To lever up or not?
I'm sitting at a crossroads in my business and I'm looking for different points of view on which road to take.
Currently I own two 2/1 SFHs that are rented. Rents are $585/month on each and I have about $22k in each...
Walt Payne
Subject to - am I paranoid, or ....?
Every time I read about the strategy of assuming a non-assumable mortgage alarms go off in my head. I have read the whole philosophy that banks would rather have a paying customer than foreclose. And this little vo...
Riley C.
Debate: Buy or Wait Given Looming Economic Recessionary Fears
Hi BP,I've set out a goal to purchase my first property before my current lease ends in April. I'm currently renting in Chicago and I'm looking buy a multifamily property in certain up and coming areas in inner city C...
Albert Gutierrez
What does everyone think of the current market?
Wondering what is everyone's opinion on the current market? It seems that RE prices are the same and nothing has changed