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Hi BP! I'm Gina, 30 years old, and live in San Diego, CA. My husband and I recently inherited a family home which we renovated and rented out, and are now looking to go deeper into real estate investing (mostly buy an...
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Hey All!In this discussion I want to talk a little bit about my first success story as a real estate investor and how that has helped me to transition into where I am at today!It all started out about a year ago. I ha...
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I'm looking to invest in potential turnkey properties in some of the South Chicago suburbs like Dolton, Matteson, South Holland, and Lansing. I was hoping to chat with some locals who either live in the area and pref...
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My 12 year old son closed on his first rental property last month - and now he wants to buy another. I think every parent wants to teach their kids about finance, and my wife and I like others, have struggled with how...
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Good afternoon all!Most of you might not recognize me because I don't hang out in this section much because, well, I've never had a short-term rental. My main area of experience is in long term buy & hold. So I'm ...
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Hi all! I bought my first owner occupied property in April to get a feel of home ownership. Now, I think its time to step it up a notch. We have saved a good chunk of dollars since buying our first home and for our ne...
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Hey BP members! I was toying with the idea (loosely) of investing in a car wash. There are two for sale in my vicinity. One has 5 bays, one of which is full service.Question: does anyone have experience with a ca...
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I'm Vincent, from Orange county, California. I'm here to learn about about REI.I have set some extra cash for investing in buy-n-hold SFRs, and would like it to be as passive as possible. I have done extensive readin...
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Hello everyone, thank you in advance for taking the time to read and answer my question! Just wondering, was there a specific book/lecture, real estate or not, that gave you a sense of direction in the field of real e...
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Just an introduction to help you help me: I live in Los Angeles, CA, and I am the Regional Manager for a marketing company. LA property prices are completely out of control, and the amount of bids a house gets just te...