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I lost my job this week! My wife, father-in-law, sister, and closest friends tell me this could be an answer to prayer and that I would have never fully pursued my passion for real-estate if this hadn't happened. I've...
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Hi Everyone, this is my first property purchased and I am new to being a landlord so would really appreciate any advice here.
I purchased a property with a tenant in the unit back in October and worked with a lawyer ...
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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE MOVING TO HAWAIIEvery year thousands of people move to Hawaii, buy a home and begin to live their dream. Starry-eyed people come here with high hopes of living in paradise, in a beautiful house o...
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Hello, everyone!My name is Josh Hill. I've actually been on BP for several months but haven't interacted much. I got introduced by my brother, who is in a similar position to me. I've mostly been reading up on BP arti...
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My partner and I have recently started looking at Buy & Hold properties. We currently don't own any properties, but our goal is to build a rental portfolio by acquiring 1 to 2 properties per year.We have spoke wi...
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I know that Excel is fantastic for crunching financial numbers for our RE deals, but it can do so much more. I am in the process of building a spreadsheet that utilizes formulas, buttons, macros, and hidden sheets th...
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What is the best tool to find contact information of property owners?
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Is there some special consideration you give this? I looked at an REO today with Extreme mold. I mean I've never seen anything like it. Supposedly the pipes burst, to me it looks like someone turned the water on and w...
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Is it better to run your business from home or an office? Let me know your thoughts on this!
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Please don't take this the wrong way, because I am really very interested in the answer. Though it may appear condescending, I am sincerely attempting to understand. I just can' think of a way to word it that doesn'...