Luke Carl
Best Market For Vacation Rentals?
I’m in the Gatlinburg Pigeon Forge Wears Valley (Smoky Mountain) market and I’m very pleased with my returns. It’s easy to scoop up a cabin that will bring in 1.5++% and you can manage it from anywhere in the world.Ob...
David Stewart
How to explain REI convincingly to my skeptical, fearful spouse?
I'm new to BP Pro in last month, though a largely inactive member over three years. I've really wanted to do REI since about 2003. As a substitute I got licensed and have been an agent since 2003, listing for 5 years,...
Andrew Cowles
Advice for new investor buying and flipping at auctions
I'm looking to buy my first property. My thought process is to buy at a discounted rate at auction and then rehab and sell for profit. Obviously it's not as simple as that. Any advice on what to look at when it comes ...
Billy Farley
Looking for ideas to repay private lender.
Hello BP community!I am looking to start a business that does flips and acquisitions of buy and holds. I am a real estate agent and I have a contractor that wants to work with me on a flip. I would like to do the firs...
Dona Lontok
Looking for broker sponsorship near Frisco TX
Hello, I just got my sales agent license. I'm looking for a broker sponsor. I'm doing this for my own investments only, so I don't need any formal training, office space, generate leads etc. Preferably an annual fee a...
Calvin Liang
Is Buffalo a good place to invest (example included)
I recently visited Buffalo NY and am trying to figure out if its a good place to invest. Below is the number I came up with for one of the properties(It's listed a few months back and it's sold already, but there are ...
Mark C.
Asbestos abatement and testing
There are some properties I am interested in that are older and they most likely have asbestos. I am risk averse and if I were to purchase, I would tear down to the studs and do a full rehab {this would include getti...
Rodney Thompson
Duplex first or learn larger multi-family partner deals?
I have been listening to a ton of podcasts and audiobooks on multi-family. I can see that MF is definitely the direction I would like to go. However, being a noob, I am curious what everyone has to say regarding where...
Steve Olafson
What DID you do when you had 1 Million to invest?
This post is a follow-up to the current post that is asking what would you do if you had 1Million dollars to invest.I think that there is a lot of value in hearing what people have actually done. It is real easy to s...
Account Closed
Which Upgrades are Worth a Little Extra Money?
As I've been thinking about how much to set aside for CapEx/maintenance expenses, I keep coming back to the questions of: "How much should I really be spending on X?" It isn't a matter of questioning the percentage of...