So people always say go to REI meetings, meet people and talk to them. I am doing that, however how do you approach a private investor? What do you say? Hey I'm a newbie can you fund my project (when I get one)? Being...
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I'll be brief to start. I may start a new thread with more details, but hopefully the mods will work with me :) .I'm in commercial and residential REI. Looking to expand my commercial side on this deal.It's a raw land...
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I am under the impression that an investment in a property in a college town will have instant demand for renters. Is this a fair mentality to have when assessing whether to purchase a property in a college town? In a...
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Hi BP Community,I've been consuming BP content over web and podcasts like candy for the past 12 months and wanted to finally (formally) intro myself.My name is Jason. I discovered BP in the fall of 2017 which removed ...
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Hi Everyone! I'm Derrick, a 27 year old from the Los Angeles area currently living and working full-time in San Francisco as a technical project manager.I've built up a good amount of capital from saving and investing...
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Hi ALL! Just wanted to do a quick intro with a question for anyone knowledgeable in the difference between both. First of all, I’m happy to have individuals to speak with similar interest.
I'm new at Multi-family, ye...
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Hi everybody,Thank you @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner for BP. It makes my life as a newbie in real estate a lot easier ;-) Just as many of you, I have been getting more and more excited about real estate investing...
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Ok, so am getting into the Real estate industry as a way to achieve the financial freedom that I desire. But every week there is something that happens that reinforces my focus on my studies, searching redfin, reading...
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New investor based in sunny Santa Cruz, CA. Anyone else here? I'm interested in cashflow opportunities primarily. I'm also interested in house hacking or investing in Santa Cruz but I'm priced out of the market here ...
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has anyone ever purchased a home "subject to" that has a delinquent tax bill? Is there a way to incorporate that in the deal if you were willing to take over the payments for the tax bill?