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Hello everyone! I currently manage 3 Airbnb properties and was searching for purchasing my own Airbnb property. Because I am not financially prepared to purchasing property, It was suggested that instead of purchasing...
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This is just a question I’ve been wondering as we deal with a huge housing crisis in our city.is it moral to convert properties to short term rentals in a city with a deep housing crisis?if a city has 500 units conver...
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I am just starting to explore the turnkey option of investing, and right away, I am having serious doubts, because it doesnt make sense. It sounds too good ....If a turnkey outfit buys a distressed property at a disc...
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Some flips are easy...paint, carpet, clean, and list. Then there are the hard ones. I've never posted a diary of a flip before. With over 600 flips under my belt I sometimes think that I've seen it all. Then I see...
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I am curious on what BP members think the impact that growth in real estate investing, wholesaling, and direct-buy practices is having on the old agency-model of buying/selling? Has anyone come across any articles or ...
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Just wondering what people think about this. I mean, technically, a wholesaler is not buying houses, they are making a contract and selling that contract. What do you think?
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My girlfriend and I have been saving money for a down payment on our first rental property and had initially been looking at single family properties and multifamily properties in upstate New York. In May 2017 I came ...
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Investing in real estate during a recession makes many people feel like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. For others, it’s an exciting opportunity.
In my 30 years of real estate investing, I’ve see...
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There is nothing sane about what you have to be prepared to do in order to make a start in this business. Please take that as a given. The only thing I can fully agree with Grant Cardone about is his statement that re...
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Hi BP,I am torn between two wholesale equations. The first being70% ARV -Repairs- My Profit= Maximum Allowable OfferORARV – Rehab – B/S/H – Your Profit – Investor Buyer Profit=Maximum Allowable Offer (MAO)After Repair...