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Hi, BP Members.Long time lurker, first time poster here. My brother and I want to team up to flip houses, and we have about 85K in cash to leverage to get started. We thought we'd start in the DC area because that's...
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Two Observations:
1. Many BP members ask about getting a RE license...
2. Many want to start out wholesaling properties.
You might find it helpful to think of a real estate license as a wholesale ...
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I'm a real estate newbie.
I mailed my first offer to an out of town seller (without a deposit).
I sent an Option Contract for Sale/Purchase.
Owner asking $159K for a beautifully renovated 2 Br, 1 Ba., Screened
Patio/P...
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Hello, I have a this deal that I got. It’s in very good condition. Updated some places but good condition in other places . Can I wholesale it to a retail buyer that’s looking for a place to live ? Instead of buying i...
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I have an exceptional strip of land on Federal Highway with an older strip plaza on it.It has one of the biggest frontages on Federal, just south of Commercial, and I'm looking to redevelop it into fewer, key tenant u...
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I am looking for sources of data on commercial real estate (cap rates, rent per sq foot, etc...). CoStar seems to be the leading option. Does anyone have experience with CoStar? Is it worth the cost? Are there any...
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I'm haunted by Ben L.'s comment "Don't be a retail investor!" in the podcast on rental properties. This is also common advice in real estate investment books. Always buy at a discount, or, as Warren Buffett says, with...
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Joel Owens has been very helpful, if not for him we wouldn't have known about triple net leases.
My brother is considering putting some money in triplet net leases.
Has anyone done triplet net before? Any stories ...
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what methods do you all use if you want to flip a house as fast as possible without killing your profit?
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Hello Bper's
I recently acquired a retail building and I have a tenant who has trouble paying his rent. His rent is 6k a month and he is sometimes able 3000 in two separate payments. His business is somewhat seaso...