I'm curious about something and I think it can provide some insight to new investors also.  Basically if you had an 18 year old who came to you today and expressed interest in RE investing what would you tell them? Th...

I got into a discussion today with a local property owner that manages most of his properties in house. He loves the fact that his tenants typically pay late and he collects late fees. It got me thinking about the var...

I just met with a lawyer this morning, he wants 1250 bucks to do my LLC formation papers, I understand I can do this online but I want to make sure that everything in the future that I do is air tight and Im willing t...

Here is a bit of background: A friend of mine and I have teamed up and are diving into real estate. Neither of us have any substantial cash on hand but we both have good jobs and good credit. We’ve teamed up because...

Hello, I'm currently investing in Indianapolis from LA (Pasadena). I know there are a lot of us out here, and it would be beneficial to all to connect and maybe get together to share experiences and make our network e...

I am considering a 4 plex house hack in Los Angeles where appreciation has been fairly high (though subject to change), and I'm considering living in one of the units and renting out the others. However, this property...

I purchased a property in Dallas PA with a HML for $70k and put $70k into it. As you can imagine it was completely redone.  The HML required an after repair appraisal And the appraisal came in at $200k. I went to do a...

Hey BP Community! I have two inherited tenants on one side of the duplex I am currently house-hacking with my wife. It is a mom and her 28 year old son. The mom has been great to work with since we purchased last summ...

I have this Idea of taking a 20% withdraw for a down payment out of my 401k to avoid PMI costs and down the road to grow my properties to gain financial independence. I understand all of the consequences like 20% fed ...

First of all, I didn't start this thread to attack the professional tradesmen, but sometimes it gets to a point where even if you want to pay someone for a job, you end up DIYing the last 10% (or 25 or 50) of the work...