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Hello everybody in BP!I just moved to the Albuquerque, NM area and have been listening to the BP Podcast for months and decided to jump on the forums.I am looking to start in REI with a duplex House Hack.
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Texas, Florida and California rank as the top 1, 2, and 3 in the US in terms of home-owners with no mortgage. These people own their properties free and clear. See the link below:https://www.ocregister.com/202...As ...
I have gone to 100% vacation rental with about 75% of my bookings coming from Airbnb and the remaining 25% coming from VRBO, Booking.com and some local bookings. For my market this makes the most sense and we are net...
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Hi everyone! I am in the process of starting my new career as a house flipper. One of my goal is to find/buy properties in my area that are abandoned. My question is how do I go about this? If there is no record o...
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Hey, I'm a new member from Oklahoma. I am new to real estate investing and am looking into buy and hold properties or maybe fix and flip. I know that I have a lot to learn, so I guess this is a good place to continue ...
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Hello friends.I am a disabled Vet, stay at home father of 5. Found this site after reading Unfair Advantage The Power of Financial Education.I have a background in digital marketing and sales.My goals are to get out o...
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Who did some charity work this year and what did ya do?
It seems that this time of year is all about receiving and giving to those we know and love however did anyone think about someone they dont know.
I thought i...
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Hello Everyone,
My name is Renee. I am completely new to investing. I was attracted to Real Estate investing 6 years ago but realized I needed to improve my income first. I am now back, sitting on cash and looking t...
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Texas is seeing a surge in new real estate businesses due to its booming population and investor-friendly climate. What do you think makes Texas such an attractive place for entrepreneurs in the real estate space? Is ...
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Hi all,As the title suggests, I am a Canadian interested in purchasing a condo to use as a STR / Vacation property. Initially, I would be looking to rent the unit out most of the year with the odd vacation, and use th...