Andrew Harrell
BP "Investors" & Getting Started
Over the past 6 months or so I've had many "Investors" with accounts here on BP reach out with interest in buying properties in the Chicagoland area. The Chicagoland area commonly refers to the City, the suburbs in I...
Peyton Clark
How does a reputable contractor get paid?
Hey BP fam,I’m wanting to dive into my first flip here in Nashville - I would use hard money to fund the purchase and rehab. I’m aware of all the costs of the loan and closings - my question is how would a contractor ...
Hanbin Y.
2nd lien private money risky?
Hello everyone, I was presented a couple of opportunities to invest as a private money lender. It's either new construction or fix&flip. The thing is, both put me as 2nd lien in the note. I heard that 2nd tend to ...
Justin B.
How do you tell someone their price is too high?
The thing that bothers me most about investing in RE is that people have no idea or they don't care that their price is not competitive.
I meet people who have had their homes or properties listed for months,...
Adam Craig
Pulling equity out of rentals
Right now I have 10 rental properties - each with 30-50% equity. I am in the Cleveland suburb market so home prices are defiantly not overvalued like some markets.In terms of maximizing returns on available funds, is ...
Jason Haddad
Buying a rental property in Cleveland Ohio
I’m flying into Cleveland May 27th to purchase my first rental property. Im from Canada. I’m looking for a wholesale deal on a fixer upper home in a decent area. I’ll then be renting the property and moving on to the ...
Joe Cayse
Greetings from Beijing
Hello, Biggerpockets! My name is Joe, and I'm currently finishing up my last year in the US Marines here in Beijing, China. After spending six years in the Corps, I've come to the conclusion that I'm tired of working ...
Ryan Ilardi
Not sure what to do, need some advice
I have gotten a call from a partially motivated seller. He says he doesn't need to move but says he does want to move out of town quickly. I have yet to do a deal in my young real estate investing career and need some...
Avi Garg
Partnerships, BRRR, cash out and economy
So I have been thinking about this a lot for the last few days. In a partneship, if one person is a money guy and the other is the rehab guy with a split for 80/20 or 60/40 (take your pick on the numbers). Now after r...
Johnny Potts
My Dating Tenants Broke Up
BP family and friends,Long story short, I signed a 12 month lease with a dating couple who, after about two months got into a fight and eventually broke up. The male makes less than the female, and could not qualify t...