Erica Pelfrey
Too much, too soon? Looking for feedback.
Hi Everyone,First time poster, few months listener :-)Looking for feedback on what our next move should be. My husband and I took out an HELOC last June and jumped into real estate investing. We bought our first duple...
David Zheng
Appraisal much higher than Purchase. What would you do?
I purchased a multi-unit for 400k at 20% down on a commercial loan. Appraisal comes back at 500k. I'm a buy and hold investor and I think there is still room to renovate and appraise it even higher. What should I do? ...
Account Closed
Potential Land Purchase -- Questions about the basics
I've done a couple of flips, but I don't know much at all about buying land and building on it from scratch.
Just came across a potential opportunity to purchase about an 10,000 sq ft of land in LA County. Th...
Account Closed
[SF bay area] Selling primary residence to buy investment properties and rent myself
Hi all,I am from Fremont, CA and want to get started in investing in buy and hold properties.I have read lot of posts on BP and done research of my own. I have explored areas like Sacramento, Stockton etc but I feel ...
Jeremy Martin
Clueless Newbies With Big Head Start
Hello,I was hoping you guys could provide me a few tips based on the unique situation I'm in. For the past couple years I've wanted to start building passive income, and I'm very interested in real estate. I just hit ...
James Reyes
Why does anyone become a "guru" in the first place?
One thing that has always made me generally distrustful of gurus is the question of what motivates anyone to become a guru in the first place. If the methods and techniques taught are are so great, why waste time teac...
Matt Higgins
Minneapolis St. Paul vacancy & cap rates on the rise
Did anyone else see this article in the Strib today? https://m.startribune.com/twin...
For those who don’t subscribe, I will give you the highlights.....
They expect vacancy in Mpls/st paul to go from current 3.5% ...
Steven Birch
Rules of thumb VS midwest market
Hi fellow BP members. I have been looking for my first investment property for approximately 4 months now. My goal/strategy is to buy amd hold for passive rental income while allowing equity and appreciation grow over...
Joe Splitrock
Teaching a child about real estate
I am looking for suggestions on how to teach children about investing in real estate. I have an 8 year old that I would like to raise with an investor mentality. I have read the Rich Kid Smart Kid book. We own and man...
Joseph Romero
Nj RE taxes eating into profit!!!
In looking for properties in NJ, I can't see why anyone would invest in some towns in NJ. My question is would you invest near where you live but have higher RE taxes OR invest in properties farther away but less RE t...