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Hey all... My wife and I became an accidental landlords in 2011 when we started renting our condo in Denver b/c we moved our family back east to be closer to family. I paid $187K for the condo in 2007. I now owe about...
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As another test of the new BP file vault, and to give back to the BP community, attached is the spreadsheet I use to evaluate single family house rentals.
In general, the red colored fields are th...
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I do apologize for the long post here, but there’s a lot to get out here.I’m posting in hopes of getting real data and information from folks before making the plunge into my first RE deal. I need a mental adjustment ...
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1) Not investing - Not investing in this asset class is the ultimate, biggest mistake you will make with your finances. While it may seem difficult right now, due to limited funds, credit, experience and confidence, y...
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I am starting to accumulate enough units where if they are all paid off I could "retire" and be more than comfortable. I would love to hear some stories of one the following:1. Their strategy to keep accumulating eno...
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Asking directly to those who have owned 10+ properties before, thanks in advance to those who answer or tag those who can.One of my good childhood mentors and his wife built up a nice portfolio of 30+ homes in a secon...
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Hey Everyone,
My name is David and I'm 30 years old, from Montreal, Canada.
I've been researching REI for the past few weeks and yesterday stumbled upon BiggerPockets. I have been blown away by what I've read here. ...
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We build spec homes in New Orleans and I'm having a lot of trouble getting in touch with the owners of infill lots to buy properties. We intended to buy a property by 1/15 and we're currently running behind on that. G...