Adam Hoffer
Book Recommendations for a College Course
I hope to tap into the hive mind of the BP community to get recommendations for specific real estate books. I am an economics professor and I am developing an upper-level college course on Real Estate Economics. The e...
Jerilyn D.
Potential Property to Buy at Auction on Tuesday
I'm a newbie, and need some input (please). I have found a property being sold at auction on Tuesday that I am interested in. I have purchased a title report, and the property shows that there has been one loan taken...
Wes Short
Bringing Value to A Seasoned Investor
Hi,My name is Wes Short, I'm from South Bend Indiana, and I was wondering what seasoned investors like to see when a newbie asks them for help and what are seasoned investors favorite ways that a newbie can bring valu...
Angelo Looney
First post from new Investor
Hey BP community, i’m a new REI. Been following the platform for a short while. My wife and I are looking to buying a small family property and using it as a STR. I’ve connected with a few agents and have been receivi...
Corey Dutton
How Does a Hard Money Lender Value My Property?
When making a loan, a bank and hard money lender have different opinions when it comes to determining the value of the property. The appraised value is really not that important to a private lender. Instead, a hard mo...
Joshua Michael Hauman
Frameworks for Scaling a Portfolio
The basic principles to succeed in growing your portfolio are taking consistent action, systematizing the business, and growing at a manageable pace by reinvesting and leveraging equity over time. There are ways to sp...
Stephen Lassiter
Appraising 8-unit with half Airbnb units
I've been looking for small multifamily deals. I found an 8-unit where the seller is renting 4 units short-term on Airbnb. The regular long-term units are getting around $400/month while the seller claims the Airbnb u...
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Land Trusts with LLCs??????
Just got done reading Wealth Protection Secrets by William Bronchick. The book came highly recommended by REI. Anyway, in the book the author recommends using a Land Trust in conjunction with a LLC. In essence the ...
Hae-Yuan Chang
Subject To vs. Lease Options
Hey everybody!I am going to reach out to some landlords this week to make a few offers. I'd really like to weigh both Subject Tos and Lease Options, and how to know which is better for which situation. Some thoughts t...
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Pay cash, then refi?
Hi, I'm looking to purchase a SFR as a rental. My last few I've always just put 20% down, but was wondering about paying cash for them. I'm looking at a 200k home. I can pay cash for it, but would then like to refi...