I'm not at the point where I think purchasing a truck/van to haul supplies (-ie, lumber, cabinets, water heaters, etc) is justified.  However, I do need to find a way to haul large items from Lowe's/Home Depot to my p...

Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...

In December I bought my wife a new car for Christmas. The price of an average new car in 2014 was a bit over $30,000, but I bought it for only $10,000, and it’s newer than new. It’s a mid-size vehicle, and although ...

Hello BP!I'm John, a Sales Engineer from Des Moines, Iowa and I'm preparing to find my first deal. My wife and I are finishing up some projects on our current SFH and then we're going to do final financial preparation...

Hello BP community. I'm posting from Astoria, Queens NYC and I'm excited to get into this real estate investment space with you all!I currently work full-time for an organic food manufacturer, but have some exposure t...

I received an investor summary from a very reputable, perhaps "slightly conservative" operator in the MF space. In this offering, the "average annual return" is 10%. They don't calc IRRs, but frankly, with a 1.7x equi...

So I have been thinking about getting my dealers license as a second business I buy cars for resale occasionally. Do any investors here also sell cars professional I'm looking for any feed back and knowledge you'll wo...

I started out in real estate investing kind of different than others. I've been studying for about two months and the studying still continues. But while learning I've heard, "get out there and get your feet wet." A f...

Anyone with any strategy advice for those with "high income" regular jobs?...should I use my own earned capital or should I use hard money loans to fund deals? Thanks

My deal.  25% seller financing. I wanted 75% bank financing. 2 different banks won't even take it to committee. One of the banks, I have dealt with for 10 years. Many loans on properties, lines of credit, construction...