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OK, y'all. Are you new? If so - pay attention...I got a PM today from a very nice guy. Very well-spoken, seemingly intelligent, and well educated.He introduced himself, and congratulated me with a job well-done on ...
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I have an opportunity to assume a loan at 2.5% in a HCOL SoCal community. Even at that rate I will still be losing about $800-$1000 per month with a renter due to HOA & Mello Roos. I'm ok with a negative cash fl...
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Hi BP members!This is just my second post and it feels great to have received such good feedback and support.Since I don't usually carry around $100K in cash, my southern California backyard market can seem a little i...
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http://www.straitstimes.com/news/business/property/story/woman-charged-marketing-foreign-properties-without-licence-20140521As many may know there is a huge sales effort over seas to sell US turn Key properties. And m...
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On this forum ive noticed a good chunk of people have w2 income who are investing for the first time or becoming seasoned investors almost ready to give up their w2 job.It seems like it is easier to get started in the...
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I love the forums and the podcasts, but one constant I see is that people are looking to add more properties or refinance properties for cash to buy more properties etc.Why don't more people start snowballing down the...
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I have spent the past 6 months or so educating myself on REI as much as possible primarily here on BP by listening to countless podcasts, posting tons on the forums, analyzing hypothetical deals, networking with other...