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I am trying to understand the New Smyrna market in terms of a short term rental investement.
I'd like to find a place in Florida that I can be there during some of the winter months, and use as a short-term rental fo...
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I'm fairly new to BP, but I think I'm hooked. This isn't marketing per se, but what good is marketing if you do not land the deal. Here are some that got away from me. (The ordered list formatting doesn't seem to b...
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Hello, I am someone who is starting to scratch the surface of the idea of real estate investing. Through a recommendation of a work colleague, I came across this website and have been browsing for a while but feel lik...
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BP,
In regard to multi-family investing, how do most of you guys find your deals? I find that MLS inventory is pretty low in my target market. Does marketing for off market properties work?
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Do you buy NPN’s that meet a particular Exit Strategy? What is it and why?For me it’s simple….when I buy an NPN, my objective is to help the borrower get back on their feet with a payment they can afford. Thus, I onl...
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Please Help! How do you evaluate a contractor..i.e. Angie's list? Better Business Bureau? If they have an "A" rating under Angie's list but are not "Accredited" with the Better Business Bureau then is this considere...
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Hi BP members,
My name is Carolyn Footitt. I'm brand new to BP and FI. My husband and I are expats living in Kenya. I'm originally from the US (and my husband is British). We stumbled across FI a few months ago, and ...
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Hey I just joined and am loving the forum - I currently own 4 properties (2 homes/2 small apt buildings) in some rough areas in Philly - but they are not under an LLC or S corp, which I wanted to establish for these a...
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What are you working towards? During my 5 years in real estate I've flipped 8 houses and acquired 7 rentals while working overseas. In my account, it's been a good run. The problem is I've had trouble figuring out ...
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Hey Folks,I was curious if you guys have found ways online to obtain average market/city specific cap rates for Different asset classes and types such as Multi-Family (Class A,B,C), Mobile Home, Self Storage, Industri...