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Before I did my first deal, I spent time on BP searching for people like me going through their first dealings in this business. I found many who started sharing their adventure but when it started to get good, the t...
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Hi all - I need some help! My wife and I are real estate investors - we own three properties and none of them are living up to our expectations. We have been putting a ton of our own money into the properties to kee...
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This is a brief overview of how I went from a family business employee (with 7 children), only earning 60k/yr, filing bankruptcy in early 2016, to someone who will be completely financially free 18 months after I purc...
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Hey guys, I'm "momming" for the next few days so I have stepped away from my work and will have the freedom to give a few people who are ready to make moves some personal attention in moving forward with a deal. My go...
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We are in some unsettling times and many of you have questions about financing options available for investors. Others have questions about the lingo/structure of RE financing. Opening up this forum to send me all you...
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This is in terms of buy and hold, or BRRRR....But when submitting an offer on a property that is priced well, let say exactly what it’s worth, $100k. You run all your numbers, conservatively, and at $100k, plus renov...
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If there was one feature of note investing you wish there was more information readily available on, what would it be?
I'm sure most new investors have this question. Although I myself am new, I know where I stand. I'd prefer to build a rental portfolio accompanied by periodic flips. But I'm curious. Are you more on the side of runnin...
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Any tips on getting over the initial fear of the first deal would be much appreciated!! I currently made an offer on a single family home in joliet, IL. I've ran the numbers and it should cash flow around $250-$300 p...
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My business partner and I (tried) to make our first offer today on a potential flip. We’ve only been looking for about a week and a half and this one hit the market right in our back yard. Here are the details:
House...