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I have been living in NYC since 2006 when I came to US. All this time my plan was to start a business and invest profits in real estate. This year I have closed my first business with some financial loss, but educatio...
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The single-family home rental business is less profitable this year compared to last year across most of the country with yields decreasing due to increases in cost of living. That is why it is more important than eve...
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I would like to hear others input on this matter. Do you believe being an investor is a either you have it or don't have it skill?
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Now that I have your attention...😉
How can I use my $5k tax refund to make money in Realestate?
I've been reading up on crowdfunding. Any success stories?
My ultimate goal is to buy and hold 10 properties that ge...
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Hi everybody! I have been wondering if any of you have ever used a credit card to purchase a SFR free and clear. If so, how would you generally go about quickly paying off the balance of the credit card? HELOC, a Home...
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My wife and I are seriously considering jumping into real estate, thus being on this website. I've started reading a bit and we're hoping to purchase a multifamily unit here in Chicago as a "house hack." One concern I...
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Okay, let me start with a real live example of what I’m talking about. Then I’ll give you my take. The year was 1976. The parents of a good friend of mine were doing pretty well financially, and decided to buy a mu...
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My name is Justin Morris and I've been on BP for about 8 months now and continue to learn as much as I can for the amazing people here. In the past 6 months I've dived into a lease purchase and actually have two prop...
I was recently having a conversation with a friend and we were talking about rental properties. Friend is an accountant with some rentals of his own, and his brother has various rentals throughout the country. He as...
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Hi, and thanks ahead of time to whoever responds to this. I am new to the real estate investing world. My business focuses mainly on pre-foreclosure, sub2 purchases. One of the main reasons I chose this realm is be...