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Hello All,I am tired. The research, articles, podcasts and blogs on investing. Tired. The videos of advice from hundreds of people all over the web. Tired. The googling of success stories and failure commentaries, the...
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With the rise in housing costs across Texas, there’s been a lot of talk around affordable housing initiatives. Cities like Austin, Dallas, and Houston are each taking different approaches, from subsidized housing to i...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Bergen.
Purchase price: $139,000
Cash invested: $34,000
Beautiful large multi family Farm house. This four unit home welc...
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I'm a pretty dedicated Craigslist checker, which mainly consists of sifting through the same ad for a BRAND NEW (mobile) HOME for $89,900. Pretty boring most of the time and on most days it's fruitless. However, a few...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Indio.
Purchase price: $360,000
Cash invested: $30,000
I LOVE the desert. It's an easy 2.5 hour drive and is the perfect, relaxin...
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@Mindy Jensen, @Brandon Turner, @Scott Trench, @Joshua DorkinWith 700,000 members now any thoughts on having enough fire power in the Pro Membership sub-grouping of that where you could negotiate credit union membersh...
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Hello BP community,My name is Ben and today is my first day on this platform. I am 33, originally from the Philadelphia area, and have spent the last seven years residing in the D.C. metro area (Arlington, VA, specifi...
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So, I'm buying my first property, and a broker I'm talking to is trying to tell me about investing commercial grade like 40-60 unit college housing style investments.How is this different from buying a normal investme...
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Looking to buy me a rental and just wondering what would be smartest, a small house or a condo? I live 1 hour from where I would invest so a condo would be easier for me. Cash flow is nice but I dont need it I just wa...
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I know of a property that has been sitting empty for about 5 years. Is there anyway to find out the bank that holds the mortgage so I can contact them and attempt to work out a deal?