Raquel L.
Young, Dumb Investment Mistakes-- Cut My Losses And Take The Hit?
Well. Woe is me. Here's the tale of a young, banana-headed investor who leaped fast without the analysis paralysis that so many would-be investors suffer from...
Okay, SO... to start, someone recently ask...
Will Barnard
100,000 or 1,000, which comes first?
BP Nation is approaching the 100,000 member mark (currently at 91,000+ and the average number of members active in a 24 hour period ranges from 700-800 each day.
My question is, will we start averaging 1000 members a...
Kurt Gardner
Do applicants/tenants know your home address/cell number?
My wife has expressed concern about allowing people who are applying for our properties to know our home address (to send applications when they need to be mailed). Even tenants who pay for rent know our address so t...
Craig Oram
JWB experience - My thoughts, let me know yours
I wanted to get other people’s opinion of JWB as a PM company. I have been disappointed with the amount of fees and personal piggy bank attitude that the PM has regarding owner investments.
My experience with JWB ha...
Kyle Jenson
New Dentist looking to create a retirement plan for myself thru real estate
Hello guys, I found this page through the podcast and the book, Rental Property Investing. Like my title says, I am a dentist in the Kansas City area and am looking at real estate to be my retirement plan. I have been...
Aaron T.
What percent are you using for maintenance, vacancy, PM, etc???
I am using the BP rental calc to evaluate properties for potential rental performance. What numbers is everyone using for their expenses?I am using:Vacancy- 6%-8% this gives me one months rent at 8% or just enough to ...
Jeff Hines
How would you start investing if you had $150k???
Hey everyone,I am a 28 year old who currently lives in NC. I just want to explain my circumstances and see how people with experience and knowledge in real estate would move forward if they were in my shoes. I have $...
Brian Christensen
Turnkey
Looking to buy turnkey in Memphis. I also am buying one local in Utah (probably a duplex). My question: I am very busy with 4 kids and a profession and am thinking Turnkey would be my best option. I would like to hear...
David Wong
Better to dive in or take a class costing 10,000 dollars
Hello Everyone, I have been having a hard debate with my girlfriend. She just went to a class that gave her the RE Basics. We do not have a house at this point in time, but we want to purchase a house soon. We have li...
J Scott
J Scott's Starting Out FAQ
In another thread, Josh suggested creating FAQs of topics that are often discussed/asked by newer investors on the site. While this isn't inclusive of the awesome contributions by hundreds of other contributors here ...