Vi Lai
Hi you've gotten a new believer from Worcester, MA
Hi all, I woke up this morning knowing I wanted to be in the real estate investing business. I recently got my BS in Finance and Accounting and started my full time job in consulting. However I've been realizing la...
Raymond Lewis
New Member from Massachusetts/Rhode Island
Hello everyone, my name is Ray. I'm a newbie in the "REI" world (although I've read countless books on the subject, listened to numerous BP podcasts, attended several webinars, etc) I've yet to actually pull off my ...
Brian H.
Advice on painting brick exterior myself.
Howdy folks!Just about a week away from closing on a property I am going to rehab and sell. It has a sort of puke yellow paint on the outside. Sorry, not sure what other word to use. Whoever painted it also didn't ...
Lian L.
Need Help Making an Ugly House a Bit Nicer
So, what do you think? A true beauty, I know.The inside is getting better. We're rehabbing. What I want to do is increase 'curb appeal'. A few options I'm considering:1. Painting the brick2. Pulling the shingles a...
Sarah Vanelli
Realtor says HUD needs bank statement?
Trying to make my first HUD offer. I'm working with the listing agent of a property and am trying to make a cash offer of 30k. The agent is asking for a bank statement to show proof of funds. I don't want the agen...
Jesse Kindra
Appliances
Hi BP Community,I'm working on rehabbing a property I just purchased and I am trying to decide what to do about appliances. The property was built in '74, and is in a solid blue collar neighborhood south of Seattle. I...
Sean Brennan
Prelim. Business Plan v.2.0
Brennan Properties, LLC (?)
Business Plan (work in progress)
Estimated Launch Date: April 1, 2013
Business:
Single family residence and small multi-family wholesale business with additional exit options (rehab & ...
Teddy Black
Should I make the boyfriend sign the lease?
I have a four plex one of my tenants I believe moved her boyfriend in. His car is there a lot and he will come and go while she is at work. My question is should I ask and have him sign a lease or should it even be a ...
Lawrence Cole
Advice Requested: SFH or Multi-Unit in San Jose?
I'm currently looking at investing in San Jose. My initial strategy was to purchase a mult-unit locally, knowing that returns would be break-even to low, just to move into a fixed-price cash outlay while building equi...
Jonathan Makovsky
NYC BP Meet-Up
Is there a NYC BP meet-up? I saw that there was one back in August, and then the one I attended a couple of weeks back, but I'm not sure if it has been steady in New York. If not, please let me know if anyone in t...