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First and foremost, I hope everyone who was in the path of Hurricane Harvey is safe. My brother is currently buckled down and waiting out the storm in downtown Houston.
Once the storm (or any other natural disaster)...
Just received an accepted offer 10 minutes ago on an 8 unit property. They were refusing to allow an inspection so I ended up waving it after talking to an experienced real estate investor based on his suggestion. Fou...
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Read through the forums but looking for current advice on a strong argument for choosing rentals over non-qualified stocks over the long term. The biggest differences I can see would be the rental 1031 to avoid taxes ...
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This is mostly for the women on BP, but, it is wise for men too. There's an Arkansas Realtor that went to show a property and hasn't been heard from since. Missing RealtorAs an agent over the years I have heard these ...
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@zane belden and I have been working on a deal to buy a 4 plex. This process started 6 months ago. We made contact with our realtor through Zillow and she showed us 3 properties one day and we put an offer on one o...
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Hi Team - I wanted to walk through a couple of quick thoughts on what I see as the most at-risk parties in a potential recession. 1) Middle-Class Homeowners - A middle-class homeowner reliant on one source of income, ...
If you were to restart your life at 17 already knowing you want to get into real estate investing, would you go to college with a full-ride or would you get started investing without wasting any time, and why?
Vice President Harris is expected to announce her plans at a rally on Friday. According to Forbes, it will focus on creating more affordable housing. Some of the finer points that I can see are $25,000 in down payment...
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Introducing Long Distance Real Estate Investing: How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Properties by David Greene.Is your local market keeping you from investing? Are you leery of investing in a property where y...
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Just read an article from the MIT technology review and read up on what we already know. Life is not going back to normal tomorrow, next month, or maybe ever.
https://www.technologyreview.c...
until we get a lon...