Chris Wilkening
Dave Ramsey says RE should be 5% of portfolio
I think most of BP would disagree with Ramsey's advice about real estate and debt, but there is one bullet here that states "Real estate should only be about 5% of your portfolio." I understand (but don't agree with) ...
Cassidy Burns
2021 Real Estate Goals ??
Hey BP,Would love to hear what everyones 2021 goals are for their real estate investing business? -Buy your first rental? -Buy a primary residence? -Purchase a certain amount of doors?-Pay off 1 property? 2? 10?Happy ...
David McBrayer
Private or Hard Money Lenders can be funny sometimes.
Hello everyone and happy 4th of July!!! I am getting ready to close on a house later this month. 7/15/16 is the closing date right now. I was planning on doing some financing on this one but it has become a little d...
Nathan Caffero
What is the best way to invest 50,000 dollars?
Hello everyone, my name is Nate I'm from San Diego California and I am brand new to the real estate community. I'm in the process of rebuilding my credit and about to invest around $50,000. I've been doing a lot of re...
Adam Sporinsky
How do people here define over leveraged?
In many of the BP podcasts, articles, and blogs, the idea comes up frequently that people who really have major issues during donwturns or in RE investing in general are people who buy wrong (pretty clear I think), or...
Mike Lattier
Getting Started Later in Life
My wife and I sort of stumbled into the world of REI recently. We are both in our late 50s and are looking to get involved with investing as a means of continuing our income after we retire and building wealth. We a...
Lauren Olson
Should a beginner buy local with lower cash flow or out of state?
I am a beginner looking to buy my first single family rental for cash flow, but my local area of western Oregon has higher prices and potentially lower cash flow. I am interested in out of state investing, but seems l...
Lou M.
Should I borrow or use own money?
I've been told that having too much equity in rental properties is not good. But I have resources that are not working for me. We all know what banks are paying in interest these days. The stock market is too risky. S...
Mindy Jensen
What is the best way to perform a 1031 in this market?
Another post about not being able to find a property with only 10 days left in a 1031 prompts this question.In this current market, what is the best way to perform a 1031 Exchange successfully? Do you sell and hope yo...
Shiloh Lundahl
Which NOTES have MORE RISK?
Like most investments, note investing can also be very active or very passive, depending on whether the note is performing or non-performing.For note investors, which investments in your opinion have more risk and why...