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There are so many positive stories about people starting their investment careers on here and online that aren't painting a completely accurate picture.
Most people are living paycheck to paycheck. The statistics on...
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I need a strategy.
I'm retired, but never got into the BRRRR. I have $1M cash and $1.5M in paid off real estate assets, no debt, and no 'real' income. 830 FICO.
I want to leverage my assets and start BRRRR to secure...
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There’s nothing more critical to investing than finding money/funding, etc., and I know that I, and many other BP members would like to learn from those with different experiences. As a developer, there’s always...
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I wanted to get a topic started where we can all share where you are finding your deals. We are all seeing the MLS is not working. I'll start by going over how I'm finding my deals:
1. Direct Mail Marketing to NED ...
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I know this is a hilariously small amount, but what can be done with 500 dollars to start investing. I don't care how small the steps are just anything that creates that "first step". I have read real estate property ...
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The Long Beach Police have not been able to help with this situation, so I figured I would reach out to see if the BP community could offer some advice for a huge pain I have been dealing with for over 3 years.Here is...
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So I know that you can do this, but I'm curious as to how.If I wanted to buy a house, but didn't want to tie my money up in it so I wanted to ask the seller to finance the down payment, then how would I do this?For ex...
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We accountants are regularly approached by investors who are unhappy with their current CPAs being too slow to finish the work, too difficult to get hold of, too unreliable, too something else... So I decided to open ...
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I've dove deep into the realms of real estate wisdom, heard every guru spiel, and read more how-to guides than I care to admit. Yet, here I am, stuck in the bog of analysis paralysis, feeling more confused than when I...