Patrick Fraire
Negative $800 cash flow/month to help family friend?
What’s up BP fam. I have a situation on my hands and am looking forward to getting your input. So my girlfriend owns a condo she recently moved out of. The condo is located in the city of Orange, California. She purch...
Katie Miller
Tell me your BIG Real Estate Goals for 2020!
Hello friends! I'm crowd-sourcing your BIG ideas, goals, and dreams for 2020. What do you want to do with your real estate business this year? Why? What are you going to do this year to move toward financial freedom? ...
Juan Rango
Rental properties seem worse than traditional investments
As an excited newbie, I have very little experience in real estate investing so at a meeting with my financial planner I asked about house hacking as a busy professional and he stated it would be a bad idea. This too...
Adam Haman
"Retiring" at 33. Too early?
Good afternoon!I'm a Realtor and RE investor here in Denver feeling burned out after a 5 year push. I've made decent incomes for the past 5 years (80-120k), and invested more than half of it each year in the best, new...
Marian Smith
Why hiring a PM is CRAZY!
Just thought I’d write a few words as a counterpoint to the trending post.I own and self-manage 5 properties. I have had rent collection issues but never had to evict anyone, nor have I lost even a month’s rent. But...
Brian Washburn
To Carpet or Not to Carpet. That is the Question.
I just bought my first rental in Omaha, NE. It's a 3BR 1BA with 1900sqft. I'm putting about $6k into renovations, including rebuilding the bathroom from scratch and new kitchen vinyl floors. The house has about 1000s...
Jordan Gregg
Bloomfield NJ Watsessing station area investors?
Are there any investors on BP who have property in the Watsessing Ave area of Bloomfield? I would love to connect and hear your thoughts on the area and especially market rents......Hello BP community! I am a new in...
James Wise
Most Realtors Suck and the STATS to prove it.
It's a daily occurrence that somebody creates a thread here on BP talking about how bad their Realtor is, and how Agents all suck etc....Myself, I'm licensed and have sold over $200 Million, so it's a fair assessment ...
Jeff Brower
My first Duplex- FHA House Hack Case Study with Tips
I have now been living in my FHA-purchased duplex for 6 months, and I wanted to share the story to encourage those who have been waiting on the sidelines stuck trying to figure out how to get started. If you read the ...
Marisa R.
What is the income want to achieve for FINANCIAL FREEDOM
I am sure everyone has a different view on this topic and of course it's dependent on what your needs are.Some perhaps will want an overseas trip every year, wining and dining every week, some toys along the way and...