Nadine O.
Where would you move to start building your real estate empire?
Hi BP Family! Where would you recommend living in USA to start house hacking and building a rental property business? The intent is to relocate from a high cost of living area like the Bay Area in California (although...
Chris A.
Spartan Invest - Birmingham Turnkey Case Study
Hello BP Community!In efforts to give back to the community, I wanted to document the process of acquiring my first turnkey property through Spartan Invest. I know when I was first researching the forums, case studies...
John Carbone
The Home Equity "Myth"
I hear a lot of talk about how it's different this time, and real estate prices won't be affected too much because everybody has so much "equity" in their homes. What people fail to understand is, why do they have so ...
Francis A.
Californians aren’t leaving the state en masse — but they are lea
Californians aren’t leaving the state en masse — but they are leaving San Francisco, study sayshttps://www.latimes.com/califo...
Wade G.
Overcoming the Idea That Paying Off Mortgages Is A Good Idea
Overcoming the mindset of paying down mortgages is a dilemma for me. Considering the low interest rates I am going to refinance a couple of my SFH rentals and my primary residence. It makes financial sense to me to ...
Michael L.
Opening the Kimono: My Out-of-State REI Experience
Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property. A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago. I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...
Todd Powell
How I Created an Additional $7,000/Mo. Cash Flow in 4 Years!
Writing this to encourage, not brag! In 2001, I started flipping and did maybe 25 or so. It was tiresome, while also coaching two basketball teams, and maintaining my sales manager W2 position! I switched jobs in the ...
Jonathan Greene
Why are so many new investors looking for out-of-state properties
Every day in the forums it's the same thing. "I'm just getting started and I've analyzed a ton of deals (never seen any in real life) in several markets that are nowhere near where I live because where I live there ar...
Brad Fausett
Buying from Holton Wise- poor communication
I made a offer on a property HW has listed via my agent yesterday. All cash, 7k under 135k ask after determining the flat roof was in need of repairs. My agent followed up later in the day after submitting the off...
Gareth Fisher
What you wont hear any investor tell you
I have been involved with flipping properties since early 2000s. First subbing out as a carpenter for several local investors and builders. When the market dropped out in 2008. Everyone I knew including myself we...