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I've been analyzing hypothetical deals to try to set my buying criteria and wanted to get some feedback on my numbers and assumptions. I'm a new investor looking at buy and hold rentals in the SE Houston market. Areas...
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Quick question, or what would you do? If you had a lot of money in the bank to fund flips would you do it while still working a 9-5 or don’t even bother getting a 9-5?
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If you had $50k to invest...what would you do with it?
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I understand agents make 20k to 40k per year on average. I'm wondering why exactly this is?
If your a buyer's agent and your client is preapproved to buy a house, it seems like there would be around 10...
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- Did you use a lawyer? - My house would get 70k if I sold it tomorrow- What can I get within the rent to own final sale price? - Useful websites to help me complete a rent to own deal to a CLIENT? - Should I allow re...
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I am in the midst of finishing a book on learning to evaluate decision making. It has me curious, what is the best real estate investing decision you ever made? "Best" could mean most impactful, decision you learned...
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The S&P crushed it last year... So I think of it this way: Buy apartments, and use that passive income to grow your portfolio. Real Estate doesn't require you to trade your time for returns, like trading your time...
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I finally took the plunge and purchased my first property last month and now I have the fever! LOL. I am now zeroing in on short term rentals. Specifically in Galena, IL which from first glance seems to have the abil...
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Ok, so I know that none of us have a crystal ball. However, I want to get opinions on purchasing in the next 3 months. This isn't tied to any specific scenario, let's talk in the general sense of purchasing real estat...
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Hello BP forums, my name is Oscarr Douglas, I am 29, and I live in Lubbock TX. I am making this post for a few reasons but before I dive in, I want to give you a heads up that it may be a little long. Having said that...