Hey guys, i'm pretty new to REI, and I had an intetesting conversion with my grandfather the other day. My grandpa has a pretty impressive portfolio of SFR and small multifamilies worth about $5,000,000.... and it's a...

Hi BP community- longtime lurker, rare poster.  I've seen many, such as Ben Leybovich, decry SFR properties, but I have a hard time understanding why- from the perspective of a smaller investor.I work full time, and o...

As a former Active Duty Army Officer, I had the opportunity to invest in properties throughout the southeast since 2008. After reflection, there is one highlight that sticks out since that timeframe, my properties ha...

Hello All,I am intrigued by the "art" of wholesaling and I am drawn to it, by reading, listening to all the strategies that I hear. It seems like a lot of work, but it is rewarded by a great level of satisfaction when...

I am currently saving for my first down payment on a buy and hold real estate property. I'm using Barclays with their really high 1.5% APY savings account. A lot of people will argue that if you are saving for a down ...

Hello BP!!!! I have waiting for this day and it has finally come. I have got my first wholesale deal underway and I have got a house under contract!! I am excited but anxious at the same time as I do not know where to...

Blood bath is dramatic, but hoping to get some conversation going on this. lol. Homeowners across the state of Texas are getting jaw-dropping tax notices in the mail this month.  Huge reassessments of value on their p...

I am starting to get into syndicate investing and have been reading Brian Burke's "The Hands-off Investor" which is a pretty in-depth guide to analyzing real estate syndications. He says it all starts with the sponsor...

We are all aware of the 1% rule--the gross rent produced by a property must equal 1% of the of the property's acquisition cost. The question being, does this still hold true for Arizona? If not, what metric do you guy...