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I contracted to purchase an REO in December of 2010, skipping all the long and boring details, I finally just received word that the deal is accepted and I am now in escrow. I will not post any of the real numbers her...
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Why I Believe Striving to Build Passive Income is OverratedThis may seem like a disingenuous statement coming from a passive income guy, BUT, I believe that those looking to build sustainable look term wealth would be...
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I have been researching real estate cycles and found real estate economist Homer Hoyt theory of 18 year real estate cycle in the 1930's. In the early 90's economist Fred E. Foldvary predicted the real estate crash in ...
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The next few weeks look a little crazy, with 7 closings, mostly on the sell side. I need to plan and start another buying campaign. Also need a shovel ready deal in Austin, ASAP, to keep the crew busy. Looking hard...
With stock investing I can spend a few minutes a month looking at stock prices and entering a buy or sell order in my brokerage account and earn 8% annually on average. To earn the same return with real estate, I woul...
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What is your biggest roadblock right now in real estate investing?What are you doing to overcome it right now?Just trying to get a convo started, have a good weekend everyone.
Hey everyone,
Looking to buy LTR in the US. Cash in hand and also pre-approved if I go financing route.
Please keep in mind, anything that is sent to me will go through extensive checks via different resources I ha...
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Hi all,I'm looking to get into short term rentals. I have been following Michael Elefante on instagram and have been talking to him and his team as well. He is obviously doing very well as a STR host but his mentors...
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Had a good talk with Peter Neill at PPR yesterday and just wanted to reach out to investors on the BP community that have invested in the PPR note fund to hear about their experience. PPR's track record seems pretty s...
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This is the story of how I went from cold calling in a closet to owning a wholesaling business that did just under one million dollars in net revenue last year. Hopefully you can identify with some part of my story an...