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Should I save up a down payment for a primary residence, or use that money to invest in one or more rental properties? I know there are plenty of people on both sides, but I'm curious if someone here has done one and ...
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To any LLs who rent to people who are working class but pay their own, unsubsidized rent: be advised that you should build up some cash reserves. New England Journal of Medicine just published a case report of the di...
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Hey guys, something I've been thinking a lot about lately (as I'm sure most of you have as well) is what Asheville and the surrounding area's RE markets are going to look like going into 2021. This has been a strange ...
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So how does that work?
In a lease option deal, how does my tenant buyer actually buy, should they want to?
If they had the means of getting a mortgage from a bank, why wouldn't they just do that from the get go?
I ...
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Hey BP community!
I own a few units in Cleveland and live in San Francisco. I was rather young for the 2008 crash so I don’t have the hands on experience in a down market.
What is the realistic downside of a marke...
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I saw a deal recently from a wholesaler on BP and I wanted to run something by some of the more experienced investors. I'm well aware that most wholesalers tend to "dress up" their ARV numbers and "dress down" their ...
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When is the best time to sell as a buy and hold investor? As I write that, it doesn’t sound like I am a buy and hold investor, but I’m definitely not a flipper and I’m in this for the cash flow. I buy SFR, usually wit...
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Hi BP,
I joined recently and this place is so helpful. I’m a newbie to real estate investing and currently living in Fremont,CA. Because of COVID, I’m working from home for the past year, and most possibly I would be...
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Hello everyone, this is my first post. I am trying to wrap my head around what I am getting ready to do. So we (wife and I) currently have 3 rental homes. 2 of the homes are half paid off with about 10/15 more years o...
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Exterior outlets (either electric or hydrogen) to refuel vehicles. Maybe exterior refrigerators and pantries for grocery delivered like the mail. Keyed locks will be replaced with fingerprint recognizing locks and eve...