Adam Sankowski
Has anyone ever used a loan against a stock portfolio to finance?
Hi! Has anyone out there ever used a loan against a stock portfolio or a margin loan to finance real estate? (I want to finance a rehab)... I'd love to hear from someone who has done this! Everything I look up make...
Mark J.
North New Jersey- Buy and Hold or Fix and Flip?
Curious if North New Jersey investors are seeing better opportunities in Buy and Holds or Fix and Flips. Looking around it seems there's not many opportunities for multis under 300K other than Newark, East Orange, su...
Andrew Wong
How is Fresno's market?
Hi BPer's of Fresno!I'm starting out in my journey in REI and am looking at several markets. I'm currently residing in San Jose, CA. As you guys know the state of affairs, I'd rather not invest in that area since it d...
Gabriel Bures
Finding Smarter friends
I've been putting off introducing myself to the BP community because it seemed, well... scary. The thing you are most scared of is the thing you should do to grow though, right?I've also been told that when you are ta...
Wendell De Guzman
Real Estate "HACK" Of the Week - August 22 - How to Deal With Contractors & Avoid Costly Delays
I was inspired by @Brandon Turner 's landlord's "hack" list. SO I've decided that every week, I will share my real estate "hack" with BP Nation. Here's my first real estate "hack" of the week:Issue with Some Contracto...
Jon Borowski
Have parents take home equity on their home to finance rentals?
Hi everyone. I'm thinking of approaching my parents with the following scenario. I have a feeling they would be okay with it due to my work ethic.I live in the NY Metro area and want to get into real estate investin...
Eva Arnold
Could a savvy 21-22yo with $50,000 invest successfully?
Hello everyone,A young person could join the military right out of high school and save up $50,000 during a four-year hitch.Assuming that young person did a lot of self-study on real estate during his or her military ...
Bienes Raices
"Are you the owner?"
This time around I've noticed more and more applicants asking me this right off the bat. They've told me they don't want to deal with houses run by a PM.
I've never probed for the reasons why. Is this because of the ...
Seth B.
What do you guys think of this deal?
Hello All,It's been a long while since I've been on the forums, but I have finally decided to get serious with purchasing a duplex this year. My apartment lease is up in August so I have set a goal to be in a duplex b...
Account Closed
Before Investing......Have a Plan!!! by Nancy Neville
When we are little we say to others….”When I grow up I want to be a….”DoctorLawyerBankerPresidentEtc.Then when we grow up, we realize that in order to be all the above we need to have a plan. We just don’t happen to b...