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Hello everyone! My name is Ross Hartman and I am a new real estate investor that is seeking advice on ways to start up my investment career. I am a current freshman in college at Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA, and...
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I'm excited to join the community here on BP. Here's some background on me and what I would like to do!Real Estate is our family business. I grew up in Huntington Beach, CA learning real estate sales from my mom, aunt...
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Hello BP Forum, My name is Amarion Carter, and I'm 20 years old looking into investing into Multifamily homes. I'm currently a apprentice at a energy plant in downtown Minneapolis, and have also acquired a boilers lic...
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How have my fellow buckeyes seen the coronavirus affect our market? Do you see any trends relating to our micro-economy? I want to see what everyone in the central Ohio region says about this? I spend most of my study...
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I currently own 10 rental properties and am looking for a property management software that I can grow with. I know there are a few program names that keep popping up on this site and I am curious as to the pros, con...
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I'm getting ready for my exam, woman from the school I went to says test is open book. Two people who took the exam last year told me it's not. I don't think the woman would lie to me. Thinking maybe the rules changed...
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Hi all,
As titled.. I did a IRA withdrawal of 300k to buy 2 condos in May/June 2024.
I didn’t paid the 10% penalty fee.
I’m not currently working so my income is basically the 300k + (28k gross or 15k net) from a...
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I purchased my first duplex property a year ago for 335k (house hack). However,I have to do a sudden move to California due to my job (military) from Chicago. I want to place it on the market but I want to avoid realt...
Hey BP, this is my first post and my first day on BP. I am a very interested real estate investor who wants to dive into the buy and holding strategy. I’ve always told myself I’d like to own property ever since I star...
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Hey everyone!I am wanting to start out of state buy and hold REI in Columbus Ohio. I am brand new to REI and have been studying for the past several months. And I am wanting to build my team (property managers, mortga...