I ordered a book lately on RE investing from Amazon, and the guru started out with the typical hype, selling the sizzle and not the steak. You know, the whole, imagine yourself living the dream, not having to work,...
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New to the rental property investing game and I’m just trying to determine criteria to analyze deals more efficiently. What should be my baseline for cap rate on a rental property? The areas I’m focusing on investing ...
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Hello investor community,
Setup the story
I wanted to share this story in the hopes it can inspire someone to just get started. Here is a story that I couldnt make up if I wanted. 14 months ago I had to figure out w...
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So I have a situation that will be fun to play out over the next few days, but interested to see what other landlords would do.
Tenants contacted us last week because their lights were dimming. Had an electr...
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Hi Friends!I am a "relatively new" investor who in a sense is just starting out. I actually have two SFR that I bought over 10 years ago when I was in the military, long before I ever discovered BP and all of the amaz...
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Hi Everyone,I have a potential deal on my hands. I am trying to be detail oriented in my due diligence so that I can make a informed decision. I currently own a 3 and 4 family house but would like to make a transiti...
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Economic Update
(Monday, February 15, 2021)
I was never a big believer in “Herd Immunity” until now. The term “herd immunity” represents a hypothetical threshold of our population that needs immunity to the coron...
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Hello BP community, I am a home owner for about 3 years and now ready for rental investment. I am here in SF bay area but market here is super hot to jump into investing in RE. I am thinking about TX, AR, CO or OR or ...
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I'm a new investor and would love to hear your opinion on my 1st rental property purchase attempt in Southern California.The good:1. 4/2/2 1600 sf SFH with big yard;2. flipped house so everything is new;3. comps with ...
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Hi, my name is Monique and I am a newly graduated dentist. I’ve entered my profession with a mountain of student loan debt ($360,000 to be exact). My plan was to make small payments on my student loans and focus on sa...