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Hi y'all! Despite the dour tone of this post, I'm a genuinely happy person. I half-need to vent, and half-need some help. This isn't me looking for a hand-out or a pity party. I need good, solid advice how I can m...
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I have been reading about the costs to build a duplex and begin renting, but thought my situation was a bit unique and so I decided to make my own post.
A few years ago we inherited a house and land in town close to ...
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I see so many comments that tile showers are better than shower inserts.For ease of installation as well as cleaning and mold/mildew resistance, I like a shower insert better. While I'm taking a shower, I don't look a...
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My business partner and I are looking to invest in our first rental investment property. We have analyzed over 100 properties in the Greater Boston area over the last month, including visiting 35+ in person. I am quic...
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I have a question regarding which loan to use for my rental properties. Here is some background on me. I am 51 years old and am just beginning my real estate portfolio. I have a good paying, secure job making 6 figure...
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I am looking at a 2 family that is close to me and is in a good area. I
want to BRRRR this property. It needs a lot of work. The home has
been vacant for 10 years, and has no heat. The was built around 1900. ...
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I am a physician. For years, I owned and self-managed or had a property manager for up to 5 SFR at a time. After a divorce, I sold all 5 properties and made money (1 was basically break-even). However, managing was ti...
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I was reading an article and there were some hypothetical situations and one of the things ended up being a pretty clean cash offer at ~$200K for a rehabbed house.
What I could not get past is that I just can...
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First allow me to introduce myself. I had been researching rehabbing for a number of years now and when I cam across BP started listening to all of their podcast because I spend a lot of time on the road. I finally...
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Hello BP community, I would like to share my story about my first investment property. It's a longer post than The strategy I chose is a live-in rehab house hack duplex. My journey into real estate investing has been ...