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Dear BP family, I have a difficult decision to make and would like your opinion.Decision: I'm looking to move to Pasadena, CA in June. Should I buy or should I rent?Background:I love Pasadena! I regretted moving away ...
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My last thread didn't get much traction so I thought I'd try this.With $1 million in cash to invest into real estate, what would you do?For example:1) One Big Multifamily with management2) A few smaller multi families...
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The current high-interest rates have made it a lot more challenging for the average or new investor. To be honest I completely stopped buying for a few months when the low rates I was getting approved for more than do...
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I originally posted a three part series on early retirement in May of this year. At the time, I had another goal that I was working on. Well, here is where I stand.
Most on here know I travel a lot! Wifey says ...
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I posted a thread a few days ago called why do we invest? There were a lot of good replies on that thread with many bigger pockets members listing their goal of 5000, 10,000, 12,000, or $20,000, per month for retireme...
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I am looking to do a self directed IRA, i was thinking of using
the "Equity trust Company" www.trustetc.com.
Their fees seem reasonable, the service seems capable, and they
are out of Ohio which is not a hotbed of f...
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Hello Everyone!I'm a first-time investor looking to invest in a buy-and-hold SFH that has stable cash-flow in an A to B- neighborhood (any appreciation would be a plus, of course!). I'm looking for properties in the 6...
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I've been dealing with a couple of property sales for the past few months and have horror stories to share! I won't get into all of the details, but in essence, in both sales, I've got HIGHLY qualified buyers with gr...
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Not that we are super experienced but if we hadn't taken classes this is something we may have fallen for. Recently we found a house for sale by owner on Zillow. We contacted the seller and received a text back that i...
Hi,I have been reading BP on and off for almost 2 years. I am a chinese based in Beijing, China. would like to invest in buy&hold SFR in Houston area. I had some luck buying some properties in Beijing when prices ...