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I've received some PMs and e-mails asking about setting goals and what do I do in retirement. I've ressurrected an old blog from nearly a year ago that was done in 2 parts. We have SO many new members, I decided to p...
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Hello BP!
At the end of January, I closed on my first rental property for $5,000 total purchase price. The seller's husband had died recently and already moved into another house, so the property was a major ...
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I had an excellent year in my primary business. After taxes and reinvestment, I am still left with a lot of cash on hand. Already have a lot of money in the stock market and a little bit in real estate. I have three r...
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Ok so I grasp how whole life works.
But in order to use it correctly should I have a lump some ready to put in on first payment.
Example 50k policy 4% return 2k first payment required monthly after that is $35
So...
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I can't begin to say how pumped I a to finally be doing and not just talking about this. I am a new member of the Sean Terry Flip2Freedom academy and I do want to say I find the videos very informative. Some are a lit...
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Hello BP Family!
Okay, so I am in the process of acquiring a property from a bank, that currently has a squatter inside. Apparently this guy used to pay rent until the previous owner lost the property to the bank, a...
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I had what sounds like it could be a pretty unique opportunity come up yesterday, and I’d like to see if I could get a little feedback!
I just spoke to an investor that has two commercial buildings here in town. One...
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Greetings, all of y'all in the BPiverse! I heard Josh, Brandon, and Mindy when they appeared as guests on various old episodes of the Stacking Benjamins podcast and was intrigued enough to start listening to the Bigg...
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We have rentals in PA and NJ. Evictions are few and far between, but when we have one, the security deposit is NEVER ENOUGH to cover back rent and damages, the tenants always owe more. Bad stuff happens to good ...
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I was given the below rent roll / pnl spreadsheet from a broker who has an investor who is looking to sell two multifamily properties. I am a little confused by the proposed financing section - are they proposing sell...