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For us real estate investors this is a good time to have rental properties while we watch others portfolios crash with the stock market.Other than a moderately safe mutual fund I contribute to monthly and my 401k, I a...
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Every single time I'm in any grocery store, walking the street, or anywhere in a posh neighborhood, esp. the Bay Area, I think: * "Golly, gosh, gee, how do these people afford these wonderful homes?"* "What do I have ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $110,000
Cash invested: $35,000
Sale price: $267,000
4 bedroom, 2 bath home that has been completely renovated ...
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Hi BP,I know this may seem like an odd question and one I don't expect many people to answer for privacy concerns and not wanting people knowing your personal finances. I would like to know if there are any people out...
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Hear me out.Over the last years, more and more of the BP discussions circle around cash flow. As LTR was getting harder 2018-2020 STR became the new thing everyone started chasing. Until that started getting difficult...
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A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...
I've been reading through the forums here and I've read a lot of posts about how the tenants should have the money saved up to pay rent in an emergency, and if not they should use a credit card or the money in their r...
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Hello all,
I would really appreciate your insights here.
I live in CA and have a family with 2 kids - we're not moving anywhere. Have about 50k I would invest (access to more), with excellent credit and good income ...
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Hey There BPers,
Myself and my business partner have been spending a significant amount of time on our direct mail campaign and so far, our results have been subpar to say the least. We have sent out a total ...
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My Take on Every Thread in the Wholesaling Forum
1. Newbie with no Capital want to “begin real estate investing” by wholesaling
2. Current “wholesalers” offer encouragement, general advice, etc.
3. Real Estate Br...