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Hi BP community, I looking to break into the Fix n Flip REI strategy and I have a few questions. 1) What is the first thing I should do? Is it finding local properties in disrepair, finding hard money lenders, or get...
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Hello All
I have a pretty good grasp on the BRRRR method and how it works (I think). The only thing I don't fully understand is the financing to purchase and rehab the property. I've called several banks and in gen...
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I have a friend who has a str in an area where it is prohibited, but he is one of those guys who shoots first and asks questions later.
The city has cited him with a cease and desist for the short-term usage of th...
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Hey everyone, I'm 24 y/o from NJ looking for some advice on the best way to get started. I'm currently working a full time job remotely and have been actively looking for my first deal but am struggling on which marke...
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Hello,
I am planning on doing wholesale and retail deals. One question I have is who gets the profits from the wholesale deal, me or my broker? Any R/E agents out there who experienced this?
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This one is for the wholesalers on bigger pockets. What marketing strategies (postcards, yellow letters, Craigslist, direct phone calls, etc.) result in the most amount of leads for you?
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How many properties does a person need to hold to justificy 750 hours? For example if you own a two family house and rent both units it would be hard to justify that you worked 750 hours to maintain this. IRS does not...
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PART 1: INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE, the Why, the Where, the What, the How, and the How Much:
In mid-2017 my wife and I decided to go back to what had been one of our passions in the mid-90's, the ownership and manageme...
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