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A lot of people here call themselves real estate investors and most are but, can we be honest for a moment? If you haven't actually done a deal you are not yet a real estate investor. At this point you have aspir...
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Would you be concerned if the radon levels comes out to be 6.4 in two days test. This test was performed at our future primary residence where we got a pretty good deal. Given other general inspections are OK and rado...
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Hi All (it's my first post),
I'm looking for some ideas on how to improve my situation with my only rental home so I can be in a better position to pick up some more properties.
A few years ago we took out a HELOC...
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I had $30,000 ready to invest a year ago......HAD! Where did it all go? Grandmother's funeral, other unexpected life expenses.That freaking job of mine. That dead end 9 to 5 life and time waster at a New York City ...
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Hi all!Apologies in advance for a very long post. It was more to help me to pull my thoughts together in one place but figured I'd include it to give additional color and information. That said, if it is anything like...
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Hey all! Super excited to be here. The more I dive into the forums and information of BP, the more addicted I become to this ever growing vision of what my family could enjoy 5-10 years down the line.My name is Jason ...
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I have been waiting on the sidelines to buy a home since 2006. I live in Santa Barbara and after 5 years of renting a one bedroom apartment frankly my patience is running out. We are planning to have a kid and need to...
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Hello- I am based in Southern CA and there are limited options for getting a good deal here. Curuous where everyone is investing? cities/neighborhoods? and STR and LTR and why? I have one investment property that was ...
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