Phil Sharp
Buy-and-hold strategies in high priced areas
I have lived in the San Francisco bay area for the last 15 or so years, and am anxious to start doing some buy-and-hold investing. However, it seems that price-to-rent ratios are solidly over 30 in my area, and gener...
Larry Spradling
Advice on a horrible situation
Two years ago, I was brand new to real estate and transferred my IRA to a self-directed IRA. I was introduced to a company called Growth Equity Group that specialized in turnkey rentals for folks like me who had IRA ...
Matt Raleigh
International STR Investing
Hi all,We are considering shifting our focus more toward STR, like everybody else :) There are a couple of Caribbean islands that are close to our heart, and that we feel reasonably safe starting out in. Questions as ...
Account Closed
Fed Calls it a Housing Bubble - … 1st time since early 2000's
‘Unhinged’ And ‘Abnormal’: Fed Warns Of Housing Bubble As Average Cost Of New Homes Hits Record High
https://www.dailywire.com/news...
The continued rising costs in the housing market have caused the Federal Reserve...
Rohan J.
You have 1M dollars to invest in multis. Where do you buy?
Title says it all. Let's say someone gave you one million dollars to invest in cash-flowing rental properties today (Aug 2016), and you're only allowed to use the money to buy multis in one city. What city in the US d...
Heidi Kenefick
Just walked away from my first deal...horrible inspection!
Just walked away from my first deal. I’ve been looking for several months for a two family, in a good area, with potential for value add through renovations. I found a single family with a detached cottage already ren...
Kevin Moules
FIRST BRRRR PROPERTY! COME JOIN THE RIDE!
Hello BP members! I wanted to share with you my latest RE project. This is our 3rd RE transaction since jumping into RE in December of last year. First deal was a buy and hold 4 plex, then a flip which we are listing ...
Mohit Madaan
would you partner with some one who is cheating on his wife?
This is probably not a 100% real estate question but more of psychology question i guess. So here is the deal, one of my very good friend is going through a rough marriage and lately he is been involved in an affair w...
Larry H.
Electrician Wants 50% up front
Flipping my first house and first time dealing with sub-contractors. The electrician that gave the best bid wants 50% up front. I balked at that and he said he can do 25% up front. He said he doesn't want to fund i...
Marcos Carbi
Invest now or wait for recession?
Hey guys,
I’m thinking of going in on a duplex in a great, growing area of Fort Myers, FL. $380k, 2003 build, $30k of CapEx (paint, roof, AC, water heater), $3,300 monthly rent, $500 cash flow, 5% CoC return with a ...