Hello fellow investors!
Hoping for some seasoned input on our current situation.
We own a duplex that we initially house hacked in. We rented the downstairs to almost cover the mortgage and lived upstairs. We had n...
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In Rich Dad, Poor Dad it says: the people who hurry to catch the wave late usually are the ones wiped out. I wonder if that pertains to starting real estate investing right now. Maybe I wonder because I haven't starte...
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I went to a networking event Thursday for the first time in a long time and was sitting down when some idiot walked around the entire room and put his business card in front of everyone before even telling us who he w...
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So I know there are a lot of "Rules of Thumb" on the Residential side of Real Estate. As I try to transition into Commercial (Retail) I find that I have no idea on how to perform the proper analysis. What are the Ex...
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Hey BP,I have a couple rentals that I have up on Furnished Finder for travel medical staff. So far it’s been awesome! I haven’t had a single day of vacancy this past year even though my rates are at or above market fo...
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Hi everyone!My husband and I are really wanting to change our careers and get into real estate/investing. More so on the investing side. We go to real estate workshops over and over again and are always offered help a...
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Hello all.. Are you having more success using Cold Calling, Text Blasting, or both. So many regulations in place now just curious as to what is working best for you all in 2022. Thanks!
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In a state with no income tax, I'm getting killed by property taxes of 7K a year for each property. Some would be 10K if I had not sold those year ago.
I'm considering leaving this state, it's a dumpster fire, crimin...
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We’ve just passed the one year ownership mark, so I wanted to use this milestone occasion to update the BP community on our progress with the 18-unit package of condos that we purchased from a retiring landlord.First,...
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Hey everyone,
I know a lot of you out there will immediately say it is not worth paying for a mentor. Go to REI clubs read books etc... I do all of this and because of it have been successful in my first two deals. I ...