Scott Sewell
Hampton Roads Anyone???
Hello to all my BP brothers and sisters,An Alaskan multi-family investor here, thinking about getting into the Hampton Roads market, because it's only 4,468 miles away! (so says google)No, seriously, we have family in...
Greg Moran
Pacific NW Retirement real estate purchase
Howdy BP community,
I'm helping my parents navigate a retirement real estate purchase, as they look to flee the scorching summers of Texas (also apparently winter-storm-ravaged at this point). Right now they are co...
Joseph Schweizer
My first investment property - An out of state deal
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Kansas City.
Purchase price: $68,500
Cash invested: $14,000
Contributors:
Zach Lemaster
I recently worked with Za...
Juan Diaz
Why Building/Developing is Better Than Flipping These Days
Just thought I’d share some of my experiences with you all in the San Francisco market. The big, HUGE take-away that I’m getting from my experience over the last year and a half is that there is absolutely no money in...
Amy Solomon
Contractor fee to walk through property before bid is placed?
With our old contractor, years ago, we'd walk through a property right before we placed the bid, so we could see if my calculations for the renovation were on spot. He'd give me ideas, show me ways we could avoid/...
Ron Gallagher
How much home can you buy in your city for $200,000?
I thought this was an interesting graphic from this article: https://www.propertyshark.com/Real-Estate-Reports/2018/05/22/for-200k-would-you-rather-buy-a-box-in-manhattan-or-a-mansion-in-san-antonio/https://infogram.c...
Mark Smith
Should I Kill My 401k?
I've been listening to Set for Life, by @Scott Trench. Great book! One of the things discussed in the book is how a 401k locks up part of your income, and that if you aspire to reach early financial freedom then a 4...
Pavel Sakurets
People that completed at least 20 wholesales, do you double close or you do an assigment of the contract?
What do you guys do, double close so the end buyer doesn't see how much profit you made or you do an assignments of a contract?I typically do double closing (and pay extra closing fees $500-$1000) for double closing (...
Cornelius Charles
Diary of a New (wannabe) Investor in Southern California
I joined BP in March of last year after stumbling across the site while searching for real estate information. After a few months of research and study, my then-fiancé and I decided we would pursue rehabbing/wholesali...
Kevin Hill
This is Not the Real Estate Environment for Rookie Investors
I don't want to announce the sky is falling and be a Debbie Downer, but in my opinion, now is NOT the time to be investing in real estate for rookie investors, especially flips. I keep seeing a lot of posts from newbi...