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Hello all,I have an opportunity to purchase a large property in the Germantown section of Philadelphia with seller financing. I'm currently helping a friend rehab another property a few doors down but I'm largely unfa...
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Hi All,I've found my way to this site from multiple channels, let's see what it's about! My wife and I are looking to start investing in real estate and have been researching for a while now. To avoid the analysis par...
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I am located in Cypress, CA (north OC area). I have been exploring different markets for my first STR. Initial preference…. stay close to Orange County area/self manage. But each city in OC has different restricti...
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Hi All! Looking to purchase a larger single family home that we could short term rent (some) but also use for our extended family. As we are not local to the area, we are wondering the best steps to start looking into...
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Hey,I haven't done any deals yet but as I'm reading the BP beginner guide it talks about certain rules of thumb. Do you live by any rules when analyzing a property? Are there any tricks to look at when analyzing a pro...
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I am currently looking for my first deal. I have gone over the strategies for STR, MTR, LTR's and don't know where to start. My question is, how did everyone else start and decide what strategy to use? I don't know if...
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Hello, I would like to purchase an investment property within 200K price range in Florida, and I am exploring Orlando area . I prefer newer homes in good neighborhoods that can generate good cash flow. I would appreci...
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Hello all, I am a newbie to this site, and have been a landlord renting out our condo for the past decade. We were thinking of expanding our real estate portfolio, and were wondering if this is a good time to buy a SF...