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Hello all! šš¾ My husband and I are new to real estate investing. We just bought our first 3 SFH (buy and hold) in Columbia, MO. We bought these from my dad, who we didnāt realize was essentially a slum lord š³ (sadly, ...
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Found a new build in the Smokeys, but this threw me for a kicker!
Itās going to be on well water! Iām a complete newbie!
I read some info but would like more insight from folks with exp living on well water.Ā Itās go...
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Hello everyone. My first post on here after being a long time follower to soak up as much information as I could from the experience on this forum. This forum is a primary factor that led to me finally taking the plun...
A Piece of Something is Better Than a Piece of Nothing
I see this simple concept overlooked and underappreciatedā¦ā¦all of the time. At the office, in our homes, and at the proverbial negotiating table. How many times...
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HelloFrom wheee Iām at in upstate New York it would appear that golf courses are only used 4 or 5 months out of the year. So this made me curious are they a good investment in the snow belt regions?So I came a cross a...
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Here's my experience with online lead company ISpeedToLead so far... Could be "iffy" we'll see.
Below are examples of my last 3 leads which cost $1,160.00. I'm giving as much objective transparency as I can below....
Hi, from Rochester Indiana. I'm a technology entrepreneur working in the forest products primary processing industry and also provide technical services to government. I have land just off of US 31 and hope to find...
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Hello BP Members,I'm a new transplant to Chicago, having moved recently from Miami where I was living for the past 6 years. I work in the Energy Industry, andĀ aside from a few courses in UniversityĀ have no real Real E...
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Every real estate investment involves risk. Some investment properties have substantially more risk than others. Real estate development is generally more risky than purchasing a stable core asset in a large market....
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I was just wondering if anyone on BP or have heard of any investor being called a "slum lord"? Would anyone else take offense to being called a "slum lord". It puts a bad taste in my mouth personally. Below is the sto...