Payson Scott
Drop out of college and spend my fund, or stay?
Hello to anyone reading, I’m currently a freshman in college and here is my situation. I’m one semester in, and plan on finishing out the year. I have a college fund which contains roughly $60,000 (after this first ye...
Haley Elisabeth
Sell our current business to start full-time flipping?
My husband and I are considering selling our current business and reinvesting full time into house flipping (eventually then building our own real estate portfolio, as well). We would like to have more input from more...
Ricky Cassidy
Investing in Tulum, Mexico
This would clearly be a very risky move, but has anyone considered buying a vacation rental in a vacation based rental market such a Tulum, Mexico? Unlike certain sub markets in the US that are very hot right now due ...
Roberto Westerband
First Lien HELOC Strategy
What does the BP community think about 1st lien HELOCs as a way to free up equity in your primary home for investment purposes? If anyone has gone through the process, can you give any advice as to whether you recomme...
Blake Ramsey
1% equity for 50/50 management?
To set the stage, my business partner and I sinvested 50/50 on 3 single family homes in Colorado Springs this year at the age of 25 (average purchase price of 230k-240k). He has recently purchased 2 more homes on his ...
Barshay Graves
Invest in Low income high crime areas (section 8)
Wanted to know seasoned investors opinion on this. There is an area where property can be bought for under $50k and in very good condition, many move-in ready but in one of the countries worst cities; Camden NJ. Th...
David Breitzmann
Jewelry investment as a RE primer and fear managing tool
Hello RE friends,
In an effort to move beyond theory (e.g. reading, speculating, postulating) and into practice there was a need to invest in a commodity.
Commerical paper doesn't seem as interesting because it's ...
Barbara G.
BRRR Have WE GONE TOO FAST? A Financial Diary
We started last year and bought our first 2 side by side Duplexes. We did not have enough money at that time to renovate them but they were occupied and they cash flowed about $20,000 a year. We bought the 2 of The...
Account Closed
Join REIA instead of gurus?
I know this has probably been asked a million times, but are any of the gurus actually worth it? I get the impression that the $100 course is always a sales pitch for the $1,000 course, which is a pitch for the $10,0...
Terri Pour-Rastegar
Securing Vacant Property
I need some help on this issue ASAP please!!!
I have a vacant property, newly renovated, which has been broken into a few times in just a couple of weeks. I need recommendations for security measures and things to h...