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Hey everyone, just wanted to introduce myself to the BP world with a quick about me and what my plans are. I was born and raised in Orange County, NY, but am planning on making the move to Southern California in the ...
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We bought our first rental property, a duplex in Portsmouth, VA, in what we assessed was a C neighborhood in March 2023. It is also a long distance rental property. There currently appears to be a flow of investors st...
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Home sales will drop, the housing shortage could become the worst in U.S. history, and home values will shrink in some cities. That’s the 2020 forecast from realtor.com, which holds one of the largest databases of hou...
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Alright guys so I finally committed and bought my first house! :) Closing was definitely a new experience- I am glad I was able to use the stuff I read about over the several years of analyzing. Now to my question - G...
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January marks the 13th anniversary of the purchase of my first rental property. Since I learned a lot from this community, I wanted to share my success with you. In 2024, I hit $200k in cash flow from my properties....
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Hi all.
I'm trying figure out my first acquisition for buy and hold and I'm wondering if I go the turnkey route, how will I ever scale and get my second property considering I won't be able to get my money back out o...
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Economic Update(Monday, November 16, 2020)
Last week, the stock market roared higher on the news that a highly effective Covid-19 vaccine appeared to be just on the horizon. That was great news, but there’s still ...
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Hi everyone! This is my first post. A little bit about myself. I'm a CPA - been an auditor for about 10 years now. My husband is active duty in the Navy. I was introduced to real estate this weekend when he played a B...
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Dubai which until recently was one of the richest emirate in the Persian gulf announced that they are declaring debt standstill for six months. They are in trouble.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/no...
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Hello,
HELP NEEDED -- My name is Harry James and I am a new real estate investor. I have the real estate "bug" and I have spent the last 3 months evaluating my local market and learning everything I can about real es...