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Keith Boley So You're New To This: A Guide for the New Real Estate Investor
11 December 2017 | 186 replies

Hi All
I just wanted to post here on what I thought was the most important things a new person should do when starting out. Below you will find a list of what I think a new person should do first before diving head f...

Nic S. I'm getting my butt kicked
28 April 2022 | 70 replies

I grossly underestimated maintenance and make ready costs for my KCMO portfolio. Operating costs are through the roof and net income is non-existent in my first year of business. I started with 2 SFH turnkeys which ha...

Spencer Clark Will Housing be "the Biggest Business Story of the next 5 Years"?
21 June 2016 | 46 replies

The Washington Post published an article from an outside contributor (and investor), Conor Sen, claiming that while software was the biggest business story of the last five years, housing will rule the next five years...

Jesse Chunn Why Not Apartment Complexes???
24 May 2017 | 49 replies

I am new, have not bought my first property yet, but I have been a "businessman" for 20 years. I have a higher than average tolerance for risk, so long as it is "calculated" risk. For the sake of this question, assume...

Patrick Culleton Would you negatively cashflow on a SFR?
30 October 2019 | 69 replies

Hey BP Nation!if you could rent out your primary residence, but would negatively cashflow approx $200/mo to do so, would you do it? Is there ever a point where the cashflow loss "makes sense" for you? Specifically, I ...

Noelle Pritchard Barkley Have $500k to start RE investing- wwyd?!
4 April 2020 | 104 replies

It’s fun to dream about situations like this, but I’m not dreaming... And I do NOT want to screw this opportunity up. Asking for real advice.

We sold our Denver home for $800k, a cash offer, we close in exactly on...

Account Closed Rental vs. Flipping: Which, and why?
26 June 2018 | 59 replies

I'm sure most new investors have this question. Although I myself am new, I know where I stand. I'd prefer to build a rental portfolio accompanied by periodic flips. But I'm curious. Are you more on the side of runnin...

Jeremiah T. Do you invest outside of your state?
17 January 2018 | 106 replies

Who has purchased SFH, commercial investments outside of their state? Or at least more than a day's travel by car? How do you cope with being remote?

Joanne Tsai Is market softening? How does your local market look?
12 August 2021 | 108 replies

Hey all,There have been a few articles on CNBC talking about new home sales plunged 25% in recent months (YoY) and also today there is an article talking about existing home sales also seem to trend down comparing to...

Scott E. Are Hotels Better than Airbnbs?
29 January 2023 | 50 replies

In most markets short term rental supply is high. And a big issue is that a good amount of the supply is from new 'investors' chasing what they thought was a get-rich-quick scheme. So the market not only has an unbala...