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Hello!I have been driving myself crazy trying to determine whether or not I should go the MBA route, so I'm hoping to tap into the wisdom of the BP community to help with this huge decision. I'm considering Rutgers B...
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Since 2012, I've been on the sideline watching, learning, and saving to get into real estate investing. I'm 28 yrs old now and finally have some funds saved up and set aside specifically for real estate. Not a huge am...
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I know BP is mostly for RE, but does anyone here also invest in any franchises? Seems like it could be as profitable if not more as a Re investment. Also, could be a good way to diversify your investments and not pu...
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Hello everyone,I was wondering if any of you would mind sharing a bit on how you first began,and give a brief description of what you had to start with and how you scaled to where you are now.Thanks!
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Thank you for visiting this forum. If you are hear you have heard about the Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) and are looking for more information on what they are, what they are good for, how do they work in protecting...
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I was just wondering what everybody's education or background is? seems that a large percentage of you folks have some type of formal "business" or finance education, or come directly from the world of Real Estate?
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I recently completed the EPA Certified Renovator Training. Today, I received the Email below. Now, the EPA is not satisfied with the certified renovator. They now want to add another layer of inspection ($$$, delay...
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Has anyone reviewed Mark Torok's "program" for taking title subject-to? I know that this mostly ties in with Phill Grove's AMPS program, but some of the folks I have talked with recently recommend it for informing th...
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Hello All,I thought this would be a good time to write a follow up post regarding the current state of rising lumber costs and the supply vs. demand issues the industry is experiencing. Below are a couple graphs that ...
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Hi all,I've been doing a lot of reading and research on long term rental property investing, specifically long distance investing, and am somewhat stuck at which market to pursue for long term rental property investme...