Jimmy Watson
250K appreciation in 5 years with $400+/month CF. Time to exit?
Hi all,I purchased a 3 bed, 2 bath condo in Oceanside, CA with a VA loan for 0 down in 2017 for $336,000. My mortgage rate is 2.75%, I owe 300K on the property, and the unit right next to me just sold for $530K a few...
Account Closed
In State or Out of State
Help me with a dilemma BP...I live in Oakland California where the market is the highest its ever been and I want to get started in REI. I have come up with 2 options and need some advice as to which one is smarter.Op...
Kelly McClellan
Transition from active to passive investment
Good morning BP members. I am actively seeking to make connections with those who have successfully transitioned from active ownership to more passive real estate investing. I have been on an information bender as I ...
Brendan Conners
Investing Around Vancouver, BC. Looking to Make Connections.
I’m hoping that people can share their experiences with me about their recent successes in BC real estate, markets to be looking at, and the best ways to get started (apartment, townhome, detached, etc). If people wan...
Curt Davis
Wholesale Investing
I have been seeing many posts come up all over the place from people who think that to get into real estate they will just go ahead and start out in wholesale investing. Now thats all good BUT, everyone makes it out t...
Don Konipol
Why I Believe Striving to Build Passive Income is Overrated
Why I Believe Striving to Build Passive Income is OverratedThis may seem like a disingenuous statement coming from a passive income guy, BUT, I believe that those looking to build sustainable look term wealth would be...
Sharad M.
What are the "secrets" and "strategies"?
So today while flipping channels, I came across a infomercial for Than Merrill. I guess he is in Chicago, so I watched it for a few minutes. He talked a lot about some "secrets" to RE success.
I have never ta...
Sean Bramble
Have any of you lived through a full STR market cycle?
Were any of you investing in STRs back in '07/'08/'09? I'm trying to understand how much (%) revenues drop in a down market so that I can factor this into my underwriting. Seems like most of us on here are relatively ...
Harry Arnold
Is it just me, or has BP changed over the past few years?
It seems to me that BP has changed. I can’t put my finger on exactly when - but, I think it started about 3-5 years ago. Up until then, BP was filled with good stuff, real value, from real REI at all levels. The conte...
Bryan Miller
Borrower about to loose house - Creative Financing Ideas Needed
So I received a call for help on this scenario. Trying to figure out how it could work. Borrower faces foreclosure sale next week. He needs $19,000 to bring his first position loan current. He is living in the ho...