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Hey BP Nation!if you could rent out your primary residence, but would negatively cashflow approx $200/mo to do so, would you do it? Is there ever a point where the cashflow loss "makes sense" for you? Specifically, I ...
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All, allow me to be blunt and straight to the point (and in your face) for a sec...
I see so many of you following others blindly (please don't do that). It is time to start thinking and use your own logic.
I wi...
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Hello. I am new to investing. I am trying to find our how to get into brrrrr. While I don't have a current income, I have good to excellent credit.
I am in the middle of closing on my own first home, which is $450...
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Any tips on getting over the initial fear of the first deal would be much appreciated!! I currently made an offer on a single family home in joliet, IL. I've ran the numbers and it should cash flow around $250-$300 p...
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The mortgage on my personal residence was just sold by GMAC to Ocwen. I'm pretty nervous because there's tons of horror stories on the web about Ocwen (saying the payment wasn't sent in when it was, and many other mis...
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Hello! I'm happy to be here on the BP forums.I'm just starting to look at investing in real estate. I live in inland southern California, which is more affordable than the coasts, but still more expensive than what I'...
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Hi there! I’m trying to work on being vulnerable about being new and my situation. I always tell myself - “I’ll start connecting when I’m more experience” when in reality, reaching out and laying my cards out might be...
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Determination is KEY! Just over 2 weeks ago I had an accumulated debt of over 18 grand. Most of it I accumulated through retail credit cards and small banking loans I had so easily been given right after my 18th birt...
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I am interested in transitioning into the so cal market. I wanted to network with other investors about the market in that area! Any pointers, locations to avoid, what strategies are working in that market etc... I am...
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I’m very curious why investors prefer to work with wholesalers vs brokers/real estate agents. Especially if the wholesaler work with agents and have to split commission cost plus pay the wholesaler. Right now many dea...