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Hi all...Has anyone actually used the Tax Lien Vault company to purchase tax liens and if so, what was your experience? Last July I went to one of those house flipping seminar road shows here in San Antonio and while...
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Of all the major cities in the US, Chicago seems to have MF listings that have numbers that look better, at least on paper. I can find multiple listing in the 300-500k range and have 9-12% net cap. No other city has ...
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The Snowflake Investor is a problem, mainly to himself or herself. The Snowflake Investor gets so emotionally attached to a deal that they can't see the forest for the trees. And just so BP doesn't break again, yes, w...
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Hello BP world. I am up in Calgary Alberta and looking to connect with any investors in the area.
I want to start my real estate investing business by first wholesaling some homes. Is there any Canadian investors wh...
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I've been looking at Palmdale, CA / Antelope Valley area as a place to diversify my portfolio. I'm thinking of at least 3bd/2ba 1200+ sqft SFRs as rentals. Are there any turnkey companies you can recommend? More impor...
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I am in Silicon Valley, California - which has very high rental values and very high property values. Any thoughts about the best location in the U.S. to purchase property to rent out and buy and hold?Why do you thin...
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Hello.First post here.Been watching podcasts and read a few BP books.Looking to invest OOS in an area with lesser barrier to entry than here on the wedge of the Oregon Coast where 2/1 sfr are $200k+.Been researching d...
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I am new to investing and I am following Brandon's rental cash flow calculator tutorial from bigger pockets.I've analyzed a property but found it to have a negative cash flow. I remember Brandon saying to play with th...
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One of the incentives of a short sale was that you got a tax break based on an act passed by Congress in 2007.
Short sales are classified as debt forgiveness, therefore in a normal situation homeowners would have t...
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I bought most of my rentals at the bottom of the market or near bottom, other than 2 of them that I had to buy 1.5 years ago due to 1031 exchange that I needed to do for a long list of reasons.I have capital to deploy...