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Hello. This is probably not as much of a success story as I often see here but... To me, this is big. We bough the property at the end of 2015. All cash. $54k with closing costs. Owner occupied. We renovated it big ti...
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Hi EveryoneI ran across an article from Grant Cardone, Mr. 10X. I think you should all read it. Let's be prepared this time for the downturn.https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/273598Do you think we are in a recess...
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So my wife and I went on a Disney Cruise last week. While on our trip we met a family from the Dayton OH area who, in addition to owning an HVAC business, owns 20 doors in that area. We are in the Charlotte NC area an...
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My mom had a stroke in April which has eliminated any possibility of her ever returning to her extremely stressful 7 job. She is still technically employed and earning an income while she still has sick hours, and she...
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Welcome to my thread! I'm going to use this thread as my blog on my 1st rehab property. I ultimately want to get into rental properties and plan to use the profits (hopefully) from this flip to purchase the first ...
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Hey!
The title was a little too short in characters to allow me to fully describe the post, but in simplest terms i'm trying to ask for advice and critique of my plans - in addition to leaving a record in case I or w...
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Hello BP family. My name is Huso Akaratovic and I am from Newport News, Virginia. As I am not new to BP, however, this is my first time doing an official introduction in the forum. I have been reading a lot of posts a...
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hello!
I’m working or attempting to work with a contractor who wants $1000 deposit before he’ll give me a breakdown of the renovation. I gave him a list of updates and he quoted me 60-75k. I asked for a breakdown so ...
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Hello,So I am kind of stuck on an issue that I could really use your help on. So to have a quick recap, I am currently an investor and have 2 properties with one if them being a partnership with my dad. I have a ton o...