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hello bp i am new to these forums and new to real estate investing. i'm mostly interested in buying and holding multi-units in parts of upstate New York and parts of Pennsylvania. i am really trying to make my 1st pur...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Grand Rapids.
Purchase price: $115,000
Cash invested: $45,000
2 Unit Home
Unit 1 (Downstairs): 3 Bedroom 1 Bath
Unit 2 (U...
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Hi BP,
As Boston continues to evolve into an A+ real estate market on a global scale and new neighborhoods begin to gentrify, what do you think are the best areas to buy in with a long term hold as the strategy. Inte...
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Hi everyone! I'm Jay. I had a friend that is doing very well for himself in the area that owns 28 single family homes. He manages and does all his own repairs. That got me thing about starting in real estate. I soon s...
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Hello, Fellow Real Estate Enthusiasts!1. 🌎 I'm originally from Tacoma, Washington but have lived in the greater Phoenix, AZ area for the last seven years.
2. 💫 My goals include the following:Further my investing care...
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Hello investors!I began this journey (officially) with the closing of my duplex a year and a half ago. I live in one side (not sure how long I'll keep doing that) and rent the other. If this were a 'typical duplex' ...
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I have been investing in 2- and 4- unit properties as buy-and-hold rentals since 2009. I convinced my wife, then girlfriend, to read "Increase Your Financial IQ" by Robert Kiyosaki (amazing read) in 2010 and she d...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $105,000
Cash invested: $185,000
We found this property offmarket from an amazing agent I still work with. W...
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Hello I am thinking of signing up to be real estate broker in Illinois. I would like to know what are the fees that brokers pay every year?
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In the process of closing on my first property in Ohio as an out-of-state investor. Any reccomendations on a property management company?