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Hello fellow BPers. I have been a long time reader of these forums and have picked up a tremendous base of knowledge from you, my colleagues, on this forum. I am mostly a passive investor, and so have not had a real...
If you were to restart your life at 17 already knowing you want to get into real estate investing, would you go to college with a full-ride or would you get started investing without wasting any time, and why?
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Made an offer on a house on April 26th, 2023. The sellers countered through a text message from their listing agent which read "My clients want to counter at 365. Heck I am shocked if I had known I would have bought i...
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HI, I am looking to invest out of my area as I live in California. I am familiar with a few other markets such as Denver and Seattle but they are a bit spendy too.
What states are good for lower purchase prices a...
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Hello,
I am a little lost. I need to know my next step. I Bought a Condo two years ago, but because of my DTI, I couldn't buy anything else because of the two mortgages I have. I spoke with my friend who is a re...
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I have had BP members send me the following:
A copy of Spin Selling (thank you Jon Klaus) cassettes, contracts they use (thank you Ricky), advice on estate planning (thanks Vikram), attorney refer...
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Today I turn 27. Today I close on a half million dollar 4 unit property. Needless to say, I’ve been busy.Life is filled with so many ups and down. Right now life is up. Just a few short months ago life was not so up. ...
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I feel really stupid because I just learned from this site that the scott yancey real estate investing workshop is a scam. I want to do real estate. I'm 32 years old. I have two children, a worthless two year degree. ...