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I am in the learning stage. I don’t know enough to be dangerous, yet. More likely in the stage of asking stupid questions. :D So, here it goes.
Long-distance investors, would you mind sharing your process of finding ...
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Hello,I've heard countless times from podcasts and people that you can use the forums to get your questions answered. I've been using the search engine at the top right and I was curious if anyone had an efficient way...
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Hello. Does BP have any investors who actively invest in the Springfield, MA market. Ive just recently been making offers over there and now am finding it to be a high competitive market. Are their better areas to i...
People are trading homeownership for rental properties in large scores.For the last decade the number of renter households has been on the rise. A Housing Vacancy Survey found that between 2005 and 2015, the market ex...
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Hello everyone, I recently moved to LA and I have zero familiarity with the region and its surroundings. What tools and resources can I use to get to know the areas a bit better and identify good areas for rental prop...
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Is there anywhere online to look up certain stats of the rentability factors in certain locations? For example, would you be able to look up whether or not different neighborhoods, towns, cities, are more desirable th...
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Hi! I'm a relatively new investor (2 small multi-family units) located in St. Louis, MO. My family and I are considering a move to northeast Ohio (likely somewhere between Akron and Cleveland) in the next year. We are...
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Hi All,I'm a semi new investor looking to do some out-of-state market research! I just secured a HELOC on our family home and frankly I'm itching to get this money working for us but I want to be certain I am investin...
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Not real sure what to do in my situation & would like the advice of more experienced landlords. I have one rental property which is just a 1 bedroom, 1 bath town home/condo. It is a upstairs unit & is about ...
Hello bp members. I’m new to investing and have a general question about a local real estate market. When you are analyzing your market how much emphasis would put on home ownership vs rental. Or do these statistics e...