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Hey folks! I'm looking at one of two areas for a 2020 move - Vancouver and Tacoma. The former due to its growing nature & proximity to Portland; the latter due to the fact that it's not in Seattle!The plan: I plan...
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Hello BP community,I'm Oliver Amaya from California, but I'm currently assigned to Fort Bragg, NC. I have no experience in REI, but have began the first step of research and commitment. I plan to purchase my first hom...
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Hello, my first post here and just getting started. I’ve been interested in real estate since before college and purchased my current home where I reside in 2012.Background: We used to live in Palm Springs, FL but mov...
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Hello BP Community! It is time for me to finally take the plunge and get started with my real estate investing. After a few decades "playing" in the tax / accounting world I took about a year and half sabbatical from ...
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Hello BP Community,
I want to start an in depth conversation regarding out-of-state investing. I have seen and read a couple posts on here with most people usually suggesting the City or State where they live/work wi...
I was wondering if anybody that buy and holds a house if they ever use the positive cash flow to pay off a house faster?? Is this a good startegy?
Lets say you pay it off faster then you get all the rent the tenants...
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Hi, I'm Paul. I moved to Sunnyvale, California one year ago. I work as a Product Marketing Manager for a tech company. I turn 30 in September and would like to buy my first property around that time.
But let's back ...
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Hi folks, I just want to make sure I'm understanding this particular situation correctly:so here's the scoop. I found a property in foreclosure, non owner occupied, the owner paid CASH for it back in 2007, $1.1 millio...
I live in the Seattle area and investing here is out of the question. Looking to invest OOS. Based solely on price to rent ratios Rochester, NY, Philadelphia, PA and Columbus, OH look good. There are of course other t...
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I'm an investor based in Denver, I own one duplex so far, and it is a goal of mine to acquire a multi-family property of 5-20 units this year. I'd love some input on good regions/cities to look into multi-family in 20...