Ally Ogar
New Member in Brooklyn, NY
Hello BP,I have always been interested in real estate investing and the financial freedom it can offer. After listening to a few BP podcasts I decided to join and take an affirmative step towards becoming a real esta...
Michael Wentzel
Is Cleveland the next Detroit?
I'm just getting into buy-and-hold real estate. We own one property in Colorado Springs and are under contract on a second in Pueblo, CO. I have been looking at houses in Cleveland, OH. The prices are ridiculously ...
Thomas Fitzgibbon Jr.
Keller Willaims? Any advice for a new agent?
Hello Everyone!
I am currently in the process of completing my pre-licensing course. I have been doing lots of research and was wondering if anyone has any opinions of joining Keller Williams as a new agent? It se...
Christopher Langan
Figuring out wholesale prices to give homeowners
So Im going to assume this has been asked a million times, but I was just struggling to figure out the ARV and the costs.I have knowledge on what and how much X should cost and stuff, but when people explain calculat...
Ryan Rodriguez
New Student Bio -- Questions about Commercial/Development
Hello,My name is Ryan Rodriguez, I am a accounting and finance student at the University of Iowa. My most recent internship was with Aegon Asset Management working with commercial real estate portfolios, where I worke...
Adam A.
How & Why I Became Involved in the Toledo Lead Inspection Ordinan
I've been a Toledoan for 33 years, Toledo investor for more than 10 years and following the ordinance since 2014. I've attended all the city council and town hall meetings when the ordinance idea was ignited last Summ...
Rachel Murphy
Debt-income ratio too high for loan approval
Hello everyone,I recently got in touch with a mortgage broker so he could run my numbers and tell me what I could afford to purchase. He came back and told me that my debt-income ratio is already at 58% WITHOUT consid...
Heather Pelletier
Money back from a guru?
Just curious if anybody has had any luck getting their money back from a guru? I signed up for Rich Dad training over a year ago and have taken 2 of the 4 classes we paid for. We were at a point in our lives when t...
Masyn Grant Barney
Real Estate Agent Sterotypes
We all know that there is a common stereotype that RE agents are slimy, dishonest, greedy, etc. Why is that? Is it changing? Is it warranted? I recently did a LinkedIn Poll where 35% of people said that most real esta...
Joseph Hossenlopp
STR Analysis on BiggerPockets
Hello! When analyzing a vacation property, I have been looking at comps on AirBnB, VRBO etc, and using 150 days/year, to figure out the rental income. Do people do that, or use the monthly income, like a LTR, using t...