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Many investors I know are actively bypassing realtors, and I would like to hear what others think.
(I know this is probably not popular in a forum made of realtors. I am primarily interested in hearing when this stra...
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I have a good amount of equity in a primary residence and want to pull it out to invest in one or two commercial, multi-family buildings. The trouble is that I can't find anything out there with a cash-on-cash return...
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One of the lease for a rental is about to expire and would like to change from single family to rent by the room and try, to market for regular leasing we normally go to Zillow and advertise for free, but for rent by ...
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Back in 2019, we faced a challenging situation that fundamentally changed the way we handle our real estate transactions. It was a hard lesson that nearly cost us a $25,000 deal, countless hours of effort, and more sl...
This has been weighing heavy on my mind — the thought of paying to join a mastermind/community.
What has been your experience? Has it helped you scale? Was it a waste of your money and time? Is it worth it?
I’m thin...
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Hello Fellow BP'rs,I wanted to throw this topic out into the crowd and see how it surfs.I've been thinking of reasons why people get excited about investing in real estate, but get stuck in analysis paralysis and neve...
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I was wondering if you guys have come across any good books about "Sweat Equity". Actually doing the rehab yourself instead of contracting everything out. I realize that sometimes you need a licensced professional t...
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Hi everyone, I'm Adam and I'm new here. I'm 28 and an aspiring real estate investor. I have no personal financial resources to buy a property on my own so I'm looking first to relatives for investment money for a down...
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Hello BP'ers,
I've been studying real estate investing on and off since 2014. I've listened to almost every podcast, read dozens of books, scoured the forums and the MLS, sent countless emails, and I tell everyone wh...
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We have been marketing now for 4 months (and worked on investing through the MLS for 2 years prior to that all with having never made ANY money!) and have very thankfully built a system that is producing consistent...