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Lam N. Weird question, is this a bad idea?
21 June 2021 | 85 replies

I currently drive a beat-up old minivan with 240K miles on it.  Yeah, I sacrificed myself to jump-start my rental business.  I plan on buying the Tesla Cybertruck as my main vehicle.  Recently, a thought came to me.  ...

J. Martin 2013 Mistakes/Failures & Lessons Learned - Spill your guts!
5 October 2015 | 49 replies

I love to see the success stories on BP, but it’s also important to learn from mistakes in the past – and better to learn from someone else’s mistake than your own! Without sounding negative, lets spill some of our...

Scott Winter Lenders...what's the deal with the seasoning period?
31 January 2022 | 48 replies

So, I'm staring at David Greene's BRRRR book right now pg 232...Seasoning Period 
"Many lenders don't want to finance something right after an investor buys it. This is because they want to make sure the property is ...

Daniel Whitmore My Financial Snapshot - What Would You Do?
19 June 2019 | 38 replies

How does one decide how much capital to invest in their first deal? What percentage of your total assets should go towards a down payment for deal #1? I feel I should plan for the worst and be as conservative as possi...

Michelle T. Exit Advice please! - help restore my faith I can do this
4 March 2016 | 36 replies

Hello BP - I tried to keep this short.I purchased my first and only investment property mid last year. I have had quite the unpleasant, while very educational, journey and now find myself lost and not knowing which di...

Andrew Emery Student Loans and Real Estate
18 July 2012 | 26 replies

Hey everybody,

I am entering the final year of my undergraduate education this fall and am hoping to embark on my first real estate investment upon graduation. A major obstacle standing in my way is the amount of stu...

Johann Jells Best way to bluff a PITA NJ tenant into leaving?
10 July 2019 | 32 replies

I've had it with my entitled, complaining, disruptive tenants. They have the nicest unit I own, not the most expensive, and complain more than my 11 other units. The final straw is a leaving a note threatening violenc...

Jeromie Williams Tenant decides to self terminate lease 17 days in. MD
18 June 2021 | 14 replies

I had just got an email from my new tenant that decided to vacate the premises because she had "discovered conditions within the apartment that she deemed unacceptable for her to continue with her lease." She claims t...

Eric M. Here in 2022, Cold Calling or Text Messaging Success
26 August 2022 | 13 replies

Hello all.. Are you having more success using Cold Calling, Text Blasting, or both. So many regulations in place now just curious as to what is working best for you all in 2022. Thanks!

Jeffrey Hayes Hard Money Loans Process Overview
9 September 2015 | 22 replies

Hi,  I'm flipping homes now and was just wondering if anyone who has any experience with hard money loans could give me a brief overview of the process as far as whether or not you need to get pre-qualified with a har...