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If you are involved in the buy and hold strategy of real estate the number 1 thing we all look for is the bottom line. How much money do I spend versus how much money comes in each month. This is the measuring stick...
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In my area, there is a listing that just came up at 49K. It was flipped by a guy i know and trust his work back in 2009, sold then for 99k. just went through foreclosure and is listed as REO at 49K. I know it needs ...
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Hey everyone. I am 20 years old and currently live in the mid west. I live at home and don’t really have any bills and right now have saved up a little over $20,000. I wanted to get to $30,000 before starting my home ...
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I found this property on Zillow and think it has potential for MTR or LTR as it is right by the hospital. However, I am totally out of my league understanding the possibilities of an MTR. Property near Hopsital in gre...
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We purchased three smaller parks last year for roughly $425K. We put a ton of work into maximizing the upside and improving the distressed properties and have managed to get annual NOI up to $90K. At a conservative 12...
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I've been reading listening and really researching about this business. I'm ready to buy my first buy and hold.I have a few books on my table and recently got the new great deals by Anson Young. heres the problem i ha...
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Hello everyone,I've been reading and listening to everything I can for the last several months. Thank you to all of you for making BP such an amazing place full of awesome info.I am beginning my search for my first i...
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Generating Leads:
First, things first: (1) there are opportunities available on the market, (2) you do not need to become best friends with a real estate agent BUT you do need to have your stuff together; before you ...
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In a recent podcast David Greene answered the question of a young person from San Diego. He commented that total returns in the Midwest are poor because they don't appreciate and rents don't go up. He specifically c...
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I have seen so many post from people here on BP that are anti-guru. Most of those anti-guru posts, however, are written by either new or investors, or investors with only a few properties. Rarely do I see really succ...