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Just want to share my story regarding diversification from heavy equity/401k position to short term rentals. I'm sure there are things I could have / should have done differently but I'm moving forward with new persp...
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I've been toying with the idea of buying a winter getaway home, one I could rent out Airbnb/VRBO April-November. I live in St. Paul, Minnesota where I have a great career, investment properties, and a small vacation-r...
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So I'm wondering if this is a good overall strategy to begin with..Since I don't have much capital... should I start with a few flips to generate some investment capital and then buy some rental income properties?Does...
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Hello BPers,For all the seasoned real estate investors out there, I have two questions:1) How do you have conversations with family during the holiday's regarding your real estate investing career?I am assuming I am n...
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We've got a tenant moving in on Tuesday with two kids, pretty young.Any child safety horror stories or other lessons learned? Definitely want to hear from Virginia investors. In addition to protecting ourselves, we al...
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The next stage for our company is to utilize the BRRRR method. The question I have is around the re-finance part. When putting permanent financing on the property the bank is going to look at our credit/personal DTI...
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I'm hoping to get some advice on which are the best real estate broker programs. My wife will be the one taking the courses to help advance our real estate investing business. We live on the west side of Portland, b...
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Hello,My name is Derek Woods. I am 27 yr old USMC veteran, currently working at Ak Steel in Ashland, ky. I've been very interested in the RE game for quite some time now, but I officially decided to get my feet wet...
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Hey all,
Happy to join this community and looking forward to learning and helping where I can. I have run my own business for 6 years successfully and I am now looking to get into real estate.
I am from Ireland, a g...
I am toying with selling my land to a developer. I live in Denver in a neighborhood on a mixed use zoned lot. I am leaning toward selling the land rather than developing myself.What is the best way to find out what th...