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Today on my drive home from work, about 3 months into really getting excited about the prospect of getting into multifamily investing to create wealth, I had the "this is it" moment.I've been interested in real estate...
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I'm sure some of the BP veterans here have some great stories to share.
I'll share some creative paper deals in a bit.
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This is an idea I've been throwing around a lot lately. There is a lot of development going on in my city and it is is all being pushed north. I've been thinking of purchasing a lot to build a 3 unit building made out...
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Soon I will sell my 1.3M rental propriety and I'm looking to 1031 into a DST. One of the biggest complaints with DSTs is the high cost/fees associated with them. A big part seems to be the broker commission (8-12% fro...
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First situation: Apartment was advertised at $1400 for a 2 bed/1 bath house. Prospective tenants had 2 pets and we agreed to increase rent to $1430 (15/pet). Lease was written up with the 2 pets allowed and the rent s...