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Hello All,I have learned through hearing and seeing from others that having a mentor plays a very significant part in the success of many in all industry's including obviously Real Estate. Now, I do know that there ar...
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I'm currently deep into the initial learning phase of real estate investing. Like so many others, I'm interested in building a BRRRR buy and hold business over the next 5 years. For context, I live in Los Angeles, gre...
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Apart from a handful of books, just about all of my little real estate knowledge comes from BP. So I'm naturally curious if there is anything that is thrown around on BP like gospel or common knowledge that may not b...
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Im a newbie wholesaler! I have not actually wholesaled a property yet but I have one property Im working on.I recently called a real estate agent and told him I am looking for a real estate agent that can do CMAs for...
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Hi BP!I recently have been doing some research on different ways to earn passive income though REI. I came across investing in REITs (Real Estate Investing Trusts) which seems like a great way to earn passive income ...
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Hey Guys, 24 years old. Have been interested in investing in general since college (would say a while... but what is 5 years in the long run of things). Really started thinking about the idea of real estate investment...
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How do you go about finding the good deals on the MLS? Besides searching for REOs and short sales.
Is there a way to find properties that need repairs?
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Follow the same general steps:
1. Find a good property to house hack.
2. Crunch the numbers before making an offer.
3. Close escrow, move in and make repairs.
4. Find a good tenant.
But there are a few key t...
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Hi all,Often people in this forum ask about buying in a specific community, but that doesn't help the rest of us so much. I'm hoping this broader question yields some general principles that are widely applicable. W...
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I've gained valuable insights into effectively motivating and engaging my team as I've built my real estate investment business. Allow me to impart these valuable insights to you!
First things first: achieving succes...