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Hello BP community,My husband and I have equity in our home and our rental. We want to expand our portfolio with hopes to be financially free. My husband does not like the idea of getting a HELOC for he thinks it is t...
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Hello all you smart BP people!I have a question for today: How do YOU view debt? Here are some sub-questions that you can pick and choose from to add to the conversation:--> What are your personal "rules" abou...
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I am in the process of loan shopping. Can anyone tell me if it's possible to avoid so many credit inquiries when loan shopping, or just purchasing period? If I'm buying 5-6 houses per year, that could be very ugly o...
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As I read posts, comments, reviews, etc about crowdfunding, I am increasingly coming to a swift realization. And it is that most people have hijacked the term "crowdfunding" and use it almost synonymously to mean "inv...
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hoping this is appropriate, In the past my x husband and I flipped about 9 for closures. For the past 4 years I have been renting with my two teenage kids and one dog. The home I'm renting is a young home. Built in 92...
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I figured I would share a personal victory here. @Bryan Hancock and myself have been ramping up our project volume over the last four years and this is turning out to be a banner year. So much so that I was able to ...
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I do not know if I am just getting older (Im gen x) and more jaded or if it is a red flag, but I hate it when I am looking to hire someone or have hired and they in a convo about said work tell me that they are "helpi...
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Hello friends!Thought I'd check in and see what the landlords of the world like to offer in order for their tenants to pay rent? I only have one SFH rental right now, but want to get into more when the deal makes sens...
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As I'm researching and reading and google searching and listening... I'm learning.I just wanted to use this space to note things I learn as I learn them. I have absorb so much in the past month. Not looking for a lo...
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Hey there everyone! It’s been a pretty awesome (and hectic) 11 months for me. I went from having just one rental at the start of the year, to having 3 houses close at the same time, with rehabs of various difficulty...