I am not sure there is really a good thread here in BP which address this question. I know there are many blogs but those do not provide expanded conversations around the idea, IMO. If you are a seasoned, new or pot...
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To borrow or not to borrow, debt free is the way to be etc etc etc. The way I see this is a risk vs reward. How do you decide though where the risk is to great or the reward to little? How do you decide to purchase a ...
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Perhaps I'm generalizing, but I see some heavy hostility towards the idea of whole-saling in the forums. Why do a lot of members seem to be so against wholesale? I've seen "unethical" and "shady" thrown around a lot...
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I dissolved an S Corp in 2015 but decided to reinstate it in 2017 for my real estate investments. Do I still need to pay the $800 fee to the Franchise Tax Board for my 2017 Taxes? I know the first year of a new S-corp...
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Hey good morning I’m Dave and I’ve been doing a ton of wholesaling and me and my partners ready to get into the fix and flip game we’re basically trying to figure out what’s the best ways to go with the 780 credit sco...
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My name is Sonara. I have no experience in real estate investing other than buying/selling my own home. I want to learn how to invest in real estate. I have been doing a lot of reading, trying to learn as much as i ca...
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Recent article from the LA Times showcased nearby San Diego as the number #3 city for largest year over year price increase at 7.8%. See article link http://www.latimes.com/sd-fi-case-shiller-august-2...Did you know t...
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Hey BP!So In my continued research into real estate investing, I came across Turnkey Investing. They offer a lot of positives for the investor who is just starting out or is looking into part-time investing. I know ac...
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It is pretty amazing to find just how many people are offering "mentorship" for 10s of thousands of dollars to newbies who want to get into real estate. What is more amazing is the amount of people actually buying th...
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My wife and I have three houses that we rent out. This journey started about 10 years ago. We have 15-year mortgages on these. The houses are worth about $800K (TX). We are very happy with how these houses appreciated...