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Hi community,I have a single family rental and live in a duplex that has tenants. I sold a duplex recently that wasn't cash flowing well and now have about $40K to put down on a new property (these funds are separate ...
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Has anyone gone through the process of converting a single-family home into a duplex legally? Working with the city, getting permits etc. I'd love to connect & get some advice. Thanks!
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Does anyone do their own accounting? I'm trying to set up "asset" reserve accounts for Vacancy, repair & maintenance, and cap ex. how do you do this or are you accruing your expenses? How do you save for the expen...
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Hello BP,I think this topic would be fun to discuss. If you guys we paid 300k to quit your day job and invest what would you do? Leverage it? Flip? Flip Apartments? BRRR? ouse hack? and why?
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Hello gang,I've been a BP member for about three weeks now, and after much thought, I'd like to use the BRRRR strategy for financial freedom. Here's the lowdown...-After refinancing, I will have about $200k to start.-...
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Some background and to set the stage before I dive into this deal, I have shared my story on BP how I quit my CPA job to purchase large apartment complexes, here is a link:I quit my CPA Job to buy Large Apartment Buil...
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I have experience with working class and lower income areas. But what about ghetto, warzone areas. A lot of burned out buildings, people using/selling drugs all over the place, frequent shootings (almost one a week it...
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As a new investor looking to invest out of state, I'm finding it very difficult to know when a deal is actually a deal. I have spent a lot of time tracking the MLS, Zillow, redfin etc. and reading up on the varying ne...