Hello All. I'm new to the site and currently own a residential home in southern Michigan that I rent out as a Vacation Rental. I purchased the property for $150,000 in Oct'2015 and spend the winter of that year renova...
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Hi all,
Just joined BP recently after a lot of lurking so hello! I bought my first SFH 3 bed 1 bath this past fall directly from the previous owner. I bought the house for $105k and many comparable homes in the area ...
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I’m looking into investing in my first rental property within the next year or so. Currently have about 15k saved. My DTI Ratio is about 30%. And I’m working on getting my Credit Score higher. Made some mistakes in th...
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Greetings all, I'm currently educating myself on rental property investing using several resources from BiggerPockets.com and other books and tools. I've recently secured a significant bonus from work which will allow...
Was originally planning on remodeling the house but those plans are now canceled. We have roughly $100k sitting in a savings account doing nothing. We want to put into this our core four lazy portfolio now.With the US...
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So I recently read the book "Rich Dad Poor Dad" wow was that a great book. Anyway I have always wanted to be a real estate investor. I had to go back to work as a Project Manager because my girlfriend and family did n...
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Good Morning BP community,My name is Mike and this marks my first post on the forums after being an active podcast listener and forum reader. Here is some background info and then I'll get straight to the point:I am 2...
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In real estate the hardest part appears to be the beginning. The first deal, the first sale, buy, flip, hold, mistake, approval, and so forth.... As a beginner, I am learning that even though this game doesn't require...
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$5,000 a Month
What Will it Take to Create Such Passive Stream of Income?
So you want to be financially free you say? Ok cool. I want to be an astronaut. There is a gap between what I want and what I have. I am abou...
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Just Closed on my first property, and I'm feeling like I made a mistake. Bought a duplex for $157,400. My mom will live in one half and I plan to occupy the other. I got a great deal in one sense- My mom supplied the ...