Terry Lao
What sacrifice have you made for down payment?
I have heard a lot of posts about how to buy real estate with no money down, low down, first time buyer program, etc. All these paths are possible, but they are financial decisions that you are now just realizing when...
Toyin Dawodu
SKIN IN THE GAME- WHAT SKIN?
As the number of investors swell, so do the number of "so called hard money lenders" Since the recession, a lot of hard money lenders, or as I will call them, "pretend hard money lenders" ask you this question. How mu...
James Edmister
Pay down student loans faster or buy our first property?
Ok, I have read through the student loans posts and didn't see anything quite like our situation, so I figured I'd lay it out and see what you all thought.My wife and I have about $230K in combined student loan debt. ...
Aaron McCurdy
Where do I begin? Commercial investing -- ie: Car Wash
Hello, All! First off, thanks for any advice that I can get. I am learning as much as I can but there is so much to all of this. My wife and I have been discussing what we can do to leverage some of our money and di...
Mike Wallace
Anyone own "ghetto" rentals?
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...
Mary Jay
How are you preparing for your retirement?
Hi guys, How are you planning to finance your retirement?What income in retirement do you need?I used to think that if I have about 10 houses, each pays about 2k in rent or so, all houses paid off, lets say after all ...
Nicholas Armstrong
20 YEAR OLD SUCCESS!! And why others keep failing..
Hey guys and gals!Before I get to my actual post, let me just say this..First and foremost, I'm pumped! Pumped about the future and what it WILL hold. Pumped about the big juicy problems I am currently dealing with (d...
Patrick F.
Are out of state property managers worth it?
Hi all, I’m coming close to buying my first rental as an out of state STR. I have been in contact with a local property manager who charges 18% to manage the listings on their accounts (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc), take care o...
Cameron C.
Committing Mortgage Fraud via Househacking Strategy
Hey BP,I'll try to keep a long story short. Currently about to purchase a 4BR 2.5 bath single family that I rent in Pittsburgh and turn my 3 roommates into tenants. The advantage of this is that it will continue to ...
Joshua D Rodriguez
How can I start with virtually no money??
I wanna learn and start young but I work at restaurant and barely have enough money to pay my bills. I wanna work hard and get lead into the right direction and multiply my year to date income.