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Hi all,
Hope this is the right forum.
Renting a small 3br 1bath house built in 1950's with floor furnace ( not working anymore )
Was hoping to get some tips on low cost upgrades.
I would like to upgrade certain ite...
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Reading Ray Dalio's book makes me contemplate some more about where real estate is heading. Looking back at the last 15 years everything seems so predictable. New housing starts grew year over year and well exceeded l...
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Hi BP FAM, *LONG POST INCOMING*
My family and I have the opportunity to buy a primary residence using seller finance. Here is a link to the three different loan terms I came up with. Let me give some context:
Sing...
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I bought 500 postcards for my first round of mailing. Does anyone have a fast and cost effective way to attach addresses to these postcards? I have considered Vistaprint mailing labels, but they are a little expensive...
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After searching for a real estate agent in Houston on Biggerpockets I keep getting responses from people from New Western Acquisitions. My understanding is that they work in Houston and Dallas. Has anyone worked wit...
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About 3 years ago my Wife's 85K IRA was making mediocre returns and we decided it was time to use it for real estate, which we understand far better than stocks. We converted it to a ROTH and took the tax hit in a ...
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For those of us that have been doing this for a long time (25) years its crazy to see how much the rents have gone up in the last 5 years. When I started I had a 2 bedroom for $495 a month it took 20 years to get that...
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I would like to start investing in rental properties full-time but am not sure how I would be able to pay my bills if I quit my job. I am curious how some of you made the jump to full-time RE investing, and wanted...
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I should start by saying I have already taken the course and passed the state licensing exam. So naturally I feel inclined to pull the trigger since I've already invested all of that time. I live in Michigan if that ...
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People InvolvedThe friend (Alfonso) is a born-and-raised Canadian citizen and resides there 100% of the year. I'm an American (Minneapolis, Minnesota MN)The Intended DealAlfonso and I want to JV (Joint venture) a hous...