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Hello BP,I have been looking into investing in Cleveland Ohio for a few months now and have been researching neighborhoods to begin in. Today, I came across this article about the most distressed cities in america and...
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Hello, A few months ago, I purchased an eight-unit, two-story apartment building in a more blue collar part of Lubbock that has seen a number of tenants either vacate or get evicted, thus we are down to less than half...
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I'm thinking of putting in laminate flooring throughout a house I just bought. Currently it has carpet. I have roughly 900 sq ft to do.
My main question is: How hard is this to put in yourself? It's advertised as ea...
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Hi Everyone,
It has been a while since I've shared with BP and I've got a few seconds now so I figured I'd start by letting y'all know what I've been up to as of late :D
I'm in the process starting my development...
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My partner and I have reached a level of frustration as we work to get our RE business off the ground. We are not dejected and continue to push on but I am looking for some feedback, harsh or positive, on our busines...
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I am a general contractor in the NW, been struggling to find my first rehab because of the usual problems: funding, availability, the usual stuff for first timers as myself. When I first moved in the area I met a numb...
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Howdy BP! I just wanted to say thank you to this community, and how grateful I am to the BP team for the great information and interviews they have put out. I was inspired to take action by so many people, but espec...
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I was recently reminded of a post @Arianne L. did on her success in real estate and when I went to that post again I saw how many people had been affected by it, so inspiring! Then I just happened to look at how many...
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I recently started my REI venture in the Detroit area 1 year ago and I have been trying to figure out a good strategy for how to continue scaling while covering costs per property. The issue I'm running into is with t...