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I’ve educated myself. I’ve watched countless hours of YouTube videos and listened to the same amount of podcasts. I just finished a webinar course and I’m ready to take the dive. I’m so used to the rat race that I ha...
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Hi BP,It's always nice when you get to click "Real Estate Success Stories" as your Forum Category:)I would just like to share with the community that I am now an owner of 2 properties, because I just closed my 2nd dea...
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Hello - I am trying to do my first wholesale deal. The property is in Indianapolis which is where I live and the owner lives in California. We agreed on a price, so I filled out and sent him the contract and he is p...
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So in the vein of previous posts like The 90 day challenge and 1 year challenge I am faced with a 6 month challenge. The story goes as follows.
I have/had a w2 JOB. It's ok, I'm well paid and it provide...
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I'm just curious as to how other people define 'overleveraged'? How much leverage is too much? I would be afraid to have a balloon loan or a one year arm. I would be afraid to use hard money. But I do have a 20 year a...
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Thought I would throw this one out to the wisdom of the masses of the good people here on BP, and see if it can help me come to a decision.I won't bore you with all the details of a mismanaged property and non paying ...
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Hey everybody, I have been looking for a multifamily now for several months. My area has been pretty competitive lately. A duplex just came on the market that actually looks like a decent investment. Numbers as follow...