Ray Fleener
First purchase - an old house? 1925
First house I toured was built in 1925. It is a Craftsman Bungalow. I personally thought it would need a gut job (quite a bit of work overall). Hypothetically, if a first time home buyer were to purchase a gut job hou...
Craig Jackson
Transitioning from Full-Time Employee to Full-Time Investor
My wife and I have been investing for 10 years or so. About 5 years ago we decided it would be best if she stayed at home with the kids full time. During this time she has done a tremendous job not one with the kids, ...
Thomas Forsythe
My First Investment - Renovating with a bicycle
Two years ago with no real estate investing education other then watching TV shows I bought my first single family home aka the Handy Man Special. I didn't know what ARV was, I didn't know how to calculate cash flow. ...
Kyle Neff
Turnkey vs. Traditional REI
Curious to hear some opinions on Turnkey vs. Traditional REI for an out of state investor. Mostly looking at Cincinnati and Cleveland, OH markets. Background: I have a full-time job so schedule is always pretty full. ...
Ian Gilligan
Question about Job Growth
Hey BP! Hope everyone had a great MLK day. Re: job growth in a particular city, what numbers do you look for that would encourage you to invest in that city? For example, if a major corporation is opening a factory wi...
Stanley Ip
How do you pay team members?
I'm just starting out in real estate investing. I'm looking to invest in my local area and find team members (real estate agents, attorneys, CPAs, etc.) within my local area. Anyway, I was wondering how I can pay my t...
Nella DiBenedetto
Second Mortgage on an Investment instead of waiting to do a HELOC?
Hi BP fam! I need some advice. I just bought a home as a primary and rehabbed it. My LTV is still too high (due to me only putting 4% down) to pull out the amount of equity that I am wanting to convert the garage into...
Andrew Waltner
Part time RE Agent with Full time Finance Position?? Thoughts?
Hello BP!I am seeking advice on potentially obtaining my RE license to work part time as a RE broker, while obtaining a full time day job in financial lending. I want to know your opinions on selling houses part time ...
Takeshia Martin
What's your opinion?
I've been interested in real estate for quite some time now and I've even invested in Direct mail campaigns but I've noticed I'm dragging more at work now because I feel as I need to quit my job because it's 12 hours ...
John Ma
Part Time Investors- do you put it on your resume and Linkedin?
Hey guys, I started updating my LinkedIn profile last night and it got me thinking how I view my investment endeavors. I want to see how other investors treat this.
First off, like many people here, I have a...