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Hello BP world! I'm a newbie to real estate investing but not to investing in general. A little about myself, I'm a finance major and currently working for a bank as an investment associate/financial specialist. I bou...
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I did it. I believed the hype. I listened to the podcasts and read the books. After getting clarity on my real estate goals, I went after it and I can proudly say that my multifamily investing portfolio sits at 220 un...
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So, something has always bugged me a little bit reading these forums and blog posts. If someone is self managing a few MFH, why does everyone seem to feel they have to run over at 3am to deal with a clogged toilet? W...
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When researching applicants I review county court records. I've recently had several applicants with eviction cases that were dismissed without prejudice.Our policy is to not rent to anyone that has ever been served ...
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This headline was meant to call attention. Of course there are some female real estate investors on BP, but, based on my experience, not many.In over 14 years of investing across multiple states 99.9% of the investor...
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Sorry if this is the wrong place to question this, but why should any buyer or seller use a realtor? I have been having this argument over the last 2 years because in my opinion (base on real facts) Realtors are the t...
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Background:
I've always had an interest in owning rental property, but due to living in CA and my inexperience I had assumed it was only accessible to those with significant cash in the bank, so I figured it was som...
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