Garret S.
Am I crazy?! Quitting my job and moving to Washington.
I'm tired of the midwest (Chicago suburbs). My wife and I have lived here our entire lives. We do not have kids yet or any other main reasons to keep us here. So, we are deciding to sell our house, leave my job, an...
Ford Smith
Dear Experts. Please read. Please help?
Dear Experts. Please read. Please help.My wife and I need sincere, honest, hard-truth advice from a real RE expert. Someone that can truly point us in the right direction without anything to gain.Any advice or feedba...
Adam Johnson
A day in the life of a full time note investor
Hello all,I've been looking at notes as an investing strategy for about a year now, I'll hopefully be pulling the trigger on my first purchase in the next few months. Very frequently we learn that the reality of some...
Tim B
Getting around the 90 day seasoning rule
Purchased a fixer and someone offered me $15,000 more to buy it as is. Since I just closed on the property - how can we get around FHA's 90 day seasoning requirement.
I just did this on another property - bought an...
Mathew Pezon
Painful First Flip Turned Flop. Any Advice??
Dear BP Community,
It all looked so good on paper, and then when the project started things did not go according to plan...
I'm dealing with a painful first flip that I still haven't sold yet but purchased in Octob...
Babek Sandhar
Price Target for adding to Properties if a Recession hits
Hey everyone.Just wanted to gauge sentiment here. If you are planning on buying property on the next dip, what percentage decrease (I.E. 10%, 20% decrease from price highs) would you target for adding to more properti...
Jim Lally
Rehab vs Wholesaling?
I've been weighing the pros and cons of rehabbing vs wholesaling for the past few months but would like to get some opinions from other people about what they have experienced. I'm a newbie to RE and would really lik...
Aaron Yates
1st Official SE Michigan BP Meetup - Hosted by Tom A and Aaron Yates
Hi BPer's, @Tom A. and I have been collaborating on a SE Michigan BP Meetup. We are looking to create a monthly meeting that is more on a personal level compared to a normal REIA.
This event is an open ...
Phillip R.
Should I Reduce 401K Contributions to Save for Real Estate Investment Property?
I'm married, age 29, and make less than six figures. My wife stays home with our two kids. This year and last year we maxed out my 401K ($17,500 annually) and both our ROTH IRAs ($11,000 annually). This has allow...
Rob K.
New furnace regulations - applies to all of us in the Northern United States
http://gilsonusa.com/sites/all/themes/gilson/pdf/ACCA-Northerners-ReplaceFurnace1.pdf
My furnace guy called me about this today. I hadn't heard this before. Any furnace installed after May 1, 2013 needs to be at leas...