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Hi EveryoneI'm new to RE investing. I like the idea of bird dogs. Curious to get some insight on successful ways to find good bird dogs, and then what pay structure you have found to work well? Thanks for any help you...
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This is a little late starting, but I'll catch up quickly from planning to mid-project in this first post.We have a small house, started off at 750 sq ft when I bought it. I've added a sunroom (in 1995) and extended o...
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I'm looking at picking up a 4 family, 12 BR, 4 BA as a first purchase. It seems the current owner, who inherited the property and seems to know less about valuation than this aspiring investor, has been operating at a...
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Hi everyone. A long time BP lurker, hopefully a soon-to-be first time RE investor. This is my first post in the Indianapolis sub-forum, so I'll introduce myself first. I live in NYC and would like to get into REI. I'v...
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I'm looking to get my feet in the real estate branch. Which one is better and funner? Becoming a real estate agent or a appraiser ??
Thank you
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I am going to preface this with I am a completely new investor (0 deals under my belt, but will buy at least one property in 2018). I would like to do some variation of a house hack in San Diego (ADU/SFH-MFH conversio...
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Hi BP! I became interested in real estate investing about six months ago and since then have begun work at a full-time position. The thing that really lit a fire in me to become financially independent though was bein...
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Edit - wont let me fix. Common ‘Reasons’ why the mf property is for sale?
I know this is question greatly varies, but i only own sfhs.
It seems they are typically listed because the seller is moving, downsizing, e...
Can an investor somehow pay the owner of a depressed property a fee to have them quitclaim the property over to them in an effort to keep the sales history at market value and to not negatively impact the value of com...
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Hello all! It's been awhile, I've been laying low. I applied for a property a couple months ago and I just got the tax certificate today. This is the very first tax lien property I've ever purchased. I was going to tr...