DJ Coleman
Advice on being a Real Estate Agent while in College
Hi,This is my first post here on the BP :). I am currently a 19 year old college student and in a bit of a dilemma trying to figure out what I want to do. I've thought about dropping out or taking a semester off to p...
Reed Rickenbach
Silicon Valley Bank - Biggest Bank Failure Since Global Financial Crisis
Looks like financial regulators have closed Silicon Valley Bank. This bank has high exposure to tech & venture capital, however I was surprised to see this headline so soon. I have seen several articles stating th...
Gregory Schwartz
Boring Buy and Hold Investors
Where are all my boring investors at? Does anyone else prefer good old buy-and-hold long-term rentals?
20-25% down, duplex, break even on cashflow in a promising area. That's what gets me excited.
I've done major r...
Brandon Goldsmith
Due diligence on target countries
I have been constantly trying to do research on prospective countries and to see what type of real estate is hot in certain markets/counties and possibly not in others. I have been looking into Latin America mostly bu...
Ryan Dossey
Do any of you guys buy and hold gold?
I have a wealthy friend who owns numerous businesses. He is a hardcore believer in stock piling gold. Anyone here mess with it?
Derek Smith
Rent my primary residence to myself.
Hello everyone, Ever since the new tax laws went into place where you have to be uber rich in order to write off your mortgage interest. I've been trying to think of ways to move my mortgage to my investment propertie...
Daniel D.
Syndication Question, can you keep 100% equity?
Morning Everyone, I am currently looking at an off market deal of approximately 20 units.
1. I have the deal and negotiated a price.
2. I have people that would like to invest with me that currently have a lot of ...
TJ Woolum
Masterminds - Scale Up!
Hello everyone. I currently have 8 SFH in the Decatur, IL and Springfield, IL areas. Each cashflow pretty well but the opportunity for appreciation is slim. I'm also finding that a single large repair can wipe out ...
Aileen Ouyang
Keep or Sell?
I have a condo currently cashflowing about $250 a month ($2250 rent - $2000 PITI + HOA). I have about $100k equity in it. It is currently on a 15 year schedule and I have 12 years until paying it off. The interest rat...
Terrell Garren
Would appreciate financial advice regarding 1% rule
59 years old with 16 SFHs near Charlotte, NC. No debt (please don't beat me up regarding no use of leverage - I'm an old guy and just don't prefer debt at this point in my life). I do my own PM and set my rents aroun...