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Hi BP members!I'm a newbie here from Philadelphia with little to no expierence in the real estate industry. I figure the best way to start is reading in these forums and surrounding myself with like-minded people. Cur...
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I recently purchased a home for $245,000. Before doing so I had been monitoring the price of the property via 3 online sites, zillow.com, realtor.com, and homes.com. It had been going up very gradually for months o...
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Hey Everyone - Although I'm satisfied with my current CPA, I'm exploring whether there might be options with deeper real estate expertise. While my situation is relatively straightforward with a W-2 job and 5 rental p...
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Hi All!
I've been lurking for some time and decided it was time to join. I have a full time job but I'm looking to add to my income through real estate. I'm looking to buy a townhouse/ row home in the Phila...
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This is Pushpendu from Manalapan NJ. I am an IT proffessional and trying to build passive cashflow from buy and hold strategy. I just bought a new condo inLinden NJ and rented it out. This may not be the best way t...
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Looking to the BP community for insights on ways to structure a purchase while not breaking the Sharia Law of paying interest. Would love to hear your personal experiences. I'm looking for ownership structures, financ...
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Good evening everyone,My name is John and I am still taking in all of this information available on the site. Hope to meet people and learn the ropes along the way. I currently work as a management consultant specia...
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I have a friend who owns a house in Springhill Florida she is concerned that she doesn't own the house. The bank back in 2011 told her the house was in foreclosure but no records are showing of this at all. The guy w...
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Hello everyone,
My name is Michael, I live in Greenville, SC and work in the banking industry. I have been married going on 3 years and I am looking to jump right in and learn how to support my family and ac...
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I am buying houses cash, mostly REO's but am looking to get into short sales before they go on market. I have a pretty strong buyers list and lots of friends and family"investors" that want me to buy them a house and ...