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Hi BP,I'm writing this post because I'm neck deep in analysis paralysis and trying to claw my way out. I've been researching REI for well over a year now. I've gotten my brokers license (just got my MLS access a coupl...
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Panama is one of the hottest real estate markets in the world! It has been ranked the number one place to retire in the world for the past 6 years by international living. It offers great and cheap medical, high end...
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I have two questions regarding a syndication I will start. If I hold the money for X years:- When do returns get paid, and by what priority?- If the final calculation on ROI is determined once the term is up, then the...
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Hi, I am looking for some opinions.I am about 6 months into my journey in real estate, when I stated I was looking to diversify my portfolio and put about 20% of my wealth in real estate. I have worked hard in my ca...
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I am just starting with real estate investing and have a property under contract. I know I have to get this property into an LLC for personal protection purposes, but I'm not sure how. I know a little bit about the ...
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I have started researching AirBnb rentals across the country and see that AirDNA can be a useful tool (even though it has its data shortcomings). I am looking to get a closer looking at occupancy and revenue for diffe...
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I realize there is no sure fire way to guarantee a lender will agree to a short sale and in a lot of cases it seems to come down to "the bottom line", will it be it more profitable; or should I say less costly; tha...
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Hello!!
First and foremost, I want to say thank you for allowing me to be part of the BP community. This is my first post here and it’s centered around using condos as investment property.
I just wanted to pick th...
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According to this article, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/history-says-home-real-estate-is-a-bad-investment/if you take out the recent housing bubble and just look at returns on real estate for the past 100 years, you wi...