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Hi BP Community! I'm going to dive right in - I am doing my research and due diligence on my next investment. I plan on purchasing a multifamily in Essex County here in NJ where I plan to house hack and rent out the r...
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Hi guys,I just wanted to take some time to tell you my success story. A little more than a year ago, I received a post card to a "house flipping" seminar hosted by Tarek and Christina from HGTV (which a marketing com...
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A little new to this so sorry if these questions don't make sense or if I don't use the right terms.
My "Buyer's Agent", who I like very much, sent me an agreement to review & sign. Reading it closely it appears...
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Last September, one of the original institutional investors in the housing-to-rent strategy, multi-billion hedge fund Och-Ziff called it quits on the landlord business. The reason: "the New York-based hedge fund is lo...
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Hi, everybody!We recently got a contract on our very first investment, a two-family unit where we will house-hack in one unit until the small acreage/farm of our dreams comes on the market. We did this because the far...
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Hello everyone!Long time BP lurker, first time forum poster. A little about me: I'm a 25 year old engineer from Cincinnati who's become steadily more excited about the housing and entertainment renaissance happening ...
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Hi all, I live in Austin and would love to invest closer to home after not so successful out of state investments. I chatted with several agents in Austin and San Antonio and it looks like finding positive cash flow i...
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Section 8 tenant, section 8 pays full rent. Lease expires March 31st. She has 5 kids ( kids have been destroying the house so I did not renew after 2 years )I have new tenant selected for mid April after I fix up the ...
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Hi all, I found a home that was completely renovated inside and now has the potential to be run as a bed n breakfast. I don’t want to run it as a bed n breakfast because I will not be living in the home nor cooking br...
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I heard from someone that there isn't a bad real estate business, it's just a bad real estate strategy. Considering the factors of inflation and rising rates, what do you think will be the best and worst strategy for ...