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Hi folks,My wife and I are new to the world of real estate investing. Currently, we have a townhouse in Charlottesville, Virginia. We are currently house hacking our 2 spare bedrooms (while we live in the master) and ...
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Hello,May I get some suggestions regarding which book I should thoroughly pick up and read and understand first? I plan to read both of them as I have already purchased them both but unsure which one to read first.Fir...
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I plan on buying my first rental property this year and my next major step is deciding on a market. I have a list of websites I will use for market information, but wanted to see what sites other investors swear by.
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It's a banner week for our fledgling development business. After 3.5 years we have permits for a 17 unit redevelopment project.We had hopes that we would break ground within a year of buying the property....that fell...
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Hello fellow investors! I'm a fairly new buy & hold investor with 3 SFH properties in NC under my belt. I'm writing because I need some advice on what to do with one of my property managers who manages two of my p...
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hi,
I'm hoping someone here can provide some insights...I'm reluctant to divulge this information to just any "advisor" whom I don't know well (for reasons which will become readily apparent), so I thought posting it...
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Hello All,I'm midway through my Massachusetts Real Estate Agent class and will be taking the exam sometime in late May/early June. My questions for you all are this:What should I look for in joining a brokerage? (Big?...
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Hey BP, I’ve been doing research and keep hearing and reading “actually getting started”, as in buying a rental or BURRR or flip and hold, etc., is better than endlessly researching and analysis paralysis. I want to b...
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I am a brand new Realtor and aspiring investor in Los Angeles. I'm currently self-educating and would like some tips on things that have worked or haven't worked for people when they were starting out, preferably adv...
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What is Hard Money & Why Would You Use it?A hard money loan (also known as a private money, rehab, equity-based or bridge loan) is a specific type of asset-based loan financing through which a borrower receives fu...