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One of the things I always try to be conscientious to is herd mentality. Recognition of herd mentality and the pure luck of a well timed divorce kept me from investing in real estate in 2007 and waiting until 2008 wh...
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I've got two homes I'm eyeing. Both built in 2005. Location the same. One's 1900 sq ft home selling for 190k. Will definitely rent out for $1500 a month. Another is 2950 sq ft home selling for 220k. Will definitely re...
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So is it foolish to take home equity and put it into Tax Lien Certificates????? Let’s say someone has a dozen rental houses paid off collecting rent would it be foolish to take the equity in those houses and make even...
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Looking to purchase our first home... have been recommended to waive inspections if we're serious in having an offer accepted (finally)My question: Would it make sense to waive inspection in this situation and have an...
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I've been trying for almost a year to buy a 2 fam house in Brooklyn, NY. Something always comes up, or my private money has moved on by the time I find something. I'm leveraging myself alot here and wondering if ther...
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I am starting to get into syndicate investing and have been reading Brian Burke's "The Hands-off Investor" which is a pretty in-depth guide to analyzing real estate syndications. He says it all starts with the sponsor...
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Hello BPers,This is sort of a case study and a call for help. In the beginning of 2017 I had been befriended by a gentleman by the name of Matthew Kadash. Owner/president of BMRE Holdings. We had been talking because...
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I always hear Kiyosaki (and countless others) talking about owning physical gold in addition to real estate. I get the thesis, but how does one technically hold, store, and (most importantly) SECURE physical gold hold...
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