Michelle Caines
Property values depreciate??
Hi BP,I've been looking at potential rental properties with no particular location in mind and came across homes in Danbury CT. According to Zillow, a great amount of homes here that are in the $200-300k price range h...
Andrew Votsis
De-leading vs. encapsulating
Recently purchased 3 family in Massachusetts. Old building obv not de-leading. This being buy and hold I wanted to get some perspective on what fellow investors have found works best. The building itself needs vinyl o...
Jason Wolohan
What would you have done differently on your first STR?
I'm analyzing deals for my first short term rental. I'm doing all the research: podcasts, books, webinars, articles, etc. along with finding markets where I should have an easier time finding a cleaner and handyman. I...
Kelly Peng
First time investor: Tampa or Dallas?
Hi fellow investors, happy New Year!
My boyfriend and I are living in SF Bay Area, and we are looking to invest in a SFH remotely with <300k house price, good appreciation and positive cashflow. We are first-ti...
Richard C.
3D Printed Houses
This is about to be real. People have pooh-poohed it for a long time, but the technology is nearly market ready.
http://mashable.com/2014/04/28/3d-printing-houses-china/
My question on this one is this...
Wilson Cheung
Investor for cash flow or appreciation
It seems like many podcast hosts (including Josh and Brandon on the BP podcast) promote investing for cash flow instead of investing for appreciation. I understand the economics and the strategies for positive cash f...
Account Closed
Hiring Your friends, family and day laborers
Hello everyone, I have a question that pertains to getting the right insurance. I'm sure many investors who first started out had hire their friends, family and day laborer from craigslist or home depot because its ch...
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Handcuffed in Google Voice Jail.....don't do this.....
I will start with what happened and then circle back to the beginning since it is a long story. Basically, I was suspended by Google from using Google Voice. I could not receive calls or send texts.Also to keep the po...
Chris Thomas
Experience working with Spartan Invest Turnkey Company?
I'm considering investing in the Birmingham AL area where I'm originally from. I came across Spartan from reading forum posts here on BB. Just curious if anyone has worked with them and wouldn't mind sharing their exp...
Jay M.
REO vs. uninformed buyers
Hello All, I have a question regarding bank fantasy pricing vs. buyers totally overpaying. This is the scenario. Bank bought back foreclosure, loan amount was for $208k a couple years ago. Buyer realized he overp...