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Is Oliver in Baltimore a desirable area for investors?
I wanted to start investing in Baltimore MD. Does anyone think the Oliver section is worth investing in? If not are there any other places you may suggest. Also I would love to connect with other investors from Baltim...
Nathan Gesner
Woman's husband fights boyfriend during a showing!
A woman wants to look at one of my rentals. She shows up with her husband and starts checking the place out. A few minutes later, her boyfriend shows up and gets into a fist fight with the husband. Long story short, t...
Jason Merchey
The Amazing Field of Investing!
The following is a quote about a book called The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel. I was enticed by this story and would like to buy the book. "Let me tell you the story of two investors, neither of whom knew eac...
Maura Paler
My First Vacation Rental
It was a trailer. A 1966 New Moon mobile home with vinyl floors, pink appliances and tacky brown walls. Upside? GREAT lake views in an area I knew well and was passionate about. Paid $46K cash. It was my first real es...
Nichole Stohler
Zero to $5M: 3 Mistakes To Avoid
What is stopping you from investing in real estate? Is it time? Money? Lack of experience? Or maybe even limited deals?My husband and I have been there. Done that. Failed. And then…. kept going to our recent close on ...
Lauren Salvani
Take home to the studs vs. complete re-build
Obviously every property is a different situation that needs to be evaluated but I'd like to find out why it seems most people prefer to take a home down to the studs and renovate versus completely tearing down the pr...
Yates Snyder
Buy and Hold in rural areas a bad idea?
Hey, I'm looking at a SFH property right now that is being listed at 60k. It's fairly rural so I'm not sure how easy it is to find tenants out in those areas. An interesting thing is that the house must be sold along ...
Sylvia Pomazak
BE CAREFUL WITH WHOM YOU INVEST
As a newbie investor I had to learn the hard way. I was excited, motivated and ready to reach my goals. However, sometimes things don't go as you plan them. Live and learn. I have learned a tremendous amount from thi...
Will Barnard
Joint Venture Success found here!!!
My friend and new business partner in transactional funding, Rich Weese recently made a post about a success story here on BP where another member was able to complete a deal due to the networking here on BP and due t...
Nicole Jones
House Hacking Stories
I'm interested in ALL house hacking stories from investors but I'm most interested in those stories and/or advice from individuals working in larger cities with rougher markets (ex. LA county). I started out as an inv...