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I am currently on active duty and looking to start my Real Estate journey as I retire in the next four years. I know about the VA's One Time Close Construction loan for us veterans. I want to use it for a fourplex som...
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Hello BP Family.
First as foremost, thank you BP for all the content the team is constantly putting out. It is the daily notification on podcasts, YouTube videos, Instagram, etc., what motivates me to stay engaged.
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Hey everyone! My first post, I'm so excited to be here! For the last 6 months, I've been educating myself through books (thank you Luke Weber and J. Scott!), podcasts, Youtube, online, forums, even hired a mentor beca...
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Hello all, I will try to keep this as tact as possible but there is a lot to take in consideration.I have been trying to convince an elderly gentleman to sell his mobile home park to me for going on 6 months now. He h...
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Hello and HAPPY SUNDAY BP!! My partner and I went to an awesome meetup in Philly. The speaker was a multifamily investor and has been in the business for a number of years. He offered so much content in the two hours...
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I’m looking to further my knowledge on long term buy and hold rentals and the process of being a good landlord, I have already signed up for the rookie bootcamp. Does anyone recommend doing the landlord bootcamp at th...
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I am looking at buying a tri-plex. The current rent is from 1998, can I raise the rent on one apartment at a time? All the apartments smell bad and are dirty. I will have to paint and replace carpets and I do not want...
Hello!Looking to get into my first investment property (will probably live in it a year or two beforehand):3950 N Lake Shore Dr APT 1304, Chicago, IL 60613 | MLS #11344676 | ZillowI'm worried that Chicago's taxes and ...
I'm proud and thrilled to tell the forum that I met my goal. July 11th was the big day!
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This summer in the middle of the heatwave, the AC went out on our rental. It took four different technicians and about 5 weeks to finally fix it fully. It would work for a little then go out again. The tenants have b...