Trevor Lohman
Newbie's Dilemma
Hi Everyone,Here's the deal. I really want to buy an investment property. In my area, what really makes sense (at least to me) is a vacation rental. What's great is that one of the nearby areas that is great for VR's ...
Greg P.
Do you have a Passion for Real Estate?
I'm just curious on how many people honestly just do it because it's good money and makes sense. Or, they do it because they have a true passion? How can you tell if you have a passion? Honestly, I think it's just g...
Jeremy Sanders
Performing Notes
I have a few questions in regards to purchasing a Performing Note, What does UPB stand for? It is a percentage down on the actual asking price of the Performing Note? Also if a percentage is not being requested, ar...
Brian Kittner
Market Analysis - Are There Buyers in an Area?
Hi All,I'm working my way through "The Book on Flipping Houses" by J Scott, and am currently working to identify a prospective farming area.When trying to gauge whether there are buyers in an area, J suggests that at ...
Eric M.
Want to purchase first rental this year. Looking for advice.
Hey everyone,
Ive been a member here since about 2008 and am just now finally getting around to making my first post. I'm a police officer in South Florida and things have gone from bad to worse for us financially. Th...
Kimberly H.
I thought I was done with rookie mistakes
Homepath contract in hand... so happy. I want this to be my dream home. Finally got 1 contractor to come in and say "sorry, you'll need 200K to renovate this house". The next contractor wouldn't even come look. He j...
Faysal Alam
Newbie from queens , New York
Hey BP community ! I'm Faysal From Queens, New York , I'm a complete newbie when it comes this real estate and real estate investing but I'm only 22 and very eager to learn as much as I can . A little back round on me...
Matt Jiencke
Should I move to TX?
Hey everyone,Live in the Boston area and looking to getting start building a portfolio and have roughly $800k in equity sitting in our primary residence. We have some cash to get started with but I'm looking to scal...
Eric Sato
Finding a lender while living overseas
Hi, I am new to the USA real estate game (new to real estate in general). Quick Version: How difficult will it be to find a lender for purchasing properties in USA, while my W2 income is entirely non-US based Income a...
Jason Malabute
Cerebral Palsy Couldn't Stop Me From Being A General Partner On 342 Units
On December 30, 1988, the doctors had to perform an emergency C-section on my mother as she was giving birth to me. My umbilical cord had wrapped around my neck, cutting off the oxygen to my brain for one minute. When...