I am based in New York's Hudson Valley and interested in buy and hold investing with a focus on smaller multi-family properties.  My wife and I purchased our first property last year; an older 3 family in a busy villa...

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I have been searching and searching for investing advice and finally I found this forum.. I am so excited. :D

I have been investing for a little over a year now and have purchased 6 properties. I...

I am 28yrs old in LA working in marketing. Right now I have about $20k in a high yield online savings and money market, and not exactly sure which I should focus on more - paying off student loans, saving to buy a...

Hello BPers,As we all spend time analyzing deals and determining “flip” or “buy and hold” I was wondering if anybody here currently runs their numbers anticipating another major market correction. I am not sure if an...

Last week I was having a conversation with my dad about retirement. Like most people, the majority of his retirement investments are done via his 401k. I came away from that conversation thinking, “If I was in his pos...

I am currently living in a home I purchased at auction July 2015 as a foreclosure.  We have renovated nearly the whole thing with a 203k, plus our own sweat and tears, and are wrapping up now.  I am projected to have ...

Recently, I have been doing some research on the neighborhoods of Durham. As someone who doesn't (yet) live in Durham, I wanted to share my thoughts on the different neighborhoods and let people:a) tear apart my thoug...

Is it safer to own a property free and clear rather than leveraging? If the real estate market crashes again like it did in 2007-2008 aren't people who are leveraging at a risk to loose everything?

Here I sit, working a Master Lease Option on a 60-unit. It's a decent deal: $50,000 to hold it for 3 years. It's mismanaged and has upside. Needs a minimum of $300,000 to get it from a C to a B. In other words, I will...