Rajiv Patel
New Investor & New to Houston, TX
Hello BP! My name is Rajiv Patel and while I’ve been on BP for a few months doing my HW, this is my first stab at posting on BP. Jumping into real estate as a new investor, my immediate goal is to focus on cash flow w...
Jay Kaltenbach
Self-Directed IRA Hypothetical Question
Buddy of mine asked me this the other day so I thought I would throw it out here for some responses.
You have $500,000 in a self-directed IRA account and you are looking for the best possible investment/investments t...
Bryce DeCora
Washington Data Scraping API - Anyone Else Doing This?
My original plan was to invest solely in Snohomish and King County Washington. I wanted my custom CRM (built with Podio) to have the ability to auto-populate property data found on the county assessor site. This dro...
Thomas Berardi
Strategies for Finding Off Market Deals
What have other investors found as most effective strategies to finding deals?I’m here in Central Jersey and have been scanning the market for about 9-12 months without much success. I’m starting to believe that once ...
Raymond Hill
New Landlord Raising Rents
Hello BP Family,
So I finally closed on the woonsocket property. Realizing the seller was not 100% honest on the maintenance aspect and the rent in the 1st floor. In particular, the rent for the 1st unit was listed...
Michael Scott
Hello from a newbie
Hello BP community,
I had several recommendations from people on reddit/insta and got to reading "Rich Dad Poor Dad". This book was a light bulb moment for me, and I realized i am a fool for letting my money sit in t...
Account Closed
Multi-Family/Commercial Building Deal! Need input!
Hey all! Check out this deal I came across and let me know your thoughts on it! I did this at the assumption I would be purchasing the asking price!Info: 3-1 bedrooms, 1-2 bedroom, and a commercial spaceRents: I assum...
Robert Carlson
One LLC per Rental Property? How to Manage Them Efficiently?
Hello fellow investors, I am contemplating setting up my new rental property investment business via a Wyoming or Nevada S Corps holding company and one LLC per rental property I buy in multiple states. However, if I ...
Kenneth Davis
When roommates want to rent from me is requiring each to make 3Xs the monthly rent asking too much?
I have some how gotten by with renting to mostly individuals who earn 3Xs the monthly rent, but for roommate rental situations I have been requiring each individual to earn 3Xs the monthly rent. Is it asking too much ...
Joseph Taybron
Every Book Ever Recommended On BP And # Times Recommended
Real Estate Investor Book List
*(21) Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
*(16) Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
*(11) The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
*(6) The Millionaire Real Estate Inv...