Korey Ranson
What do you do when your spouse is not on board with investing?
My wife is not on board with buying a rehab unit to update and force Equity in the property. She wants turn key. In our market with what she is looking for we can not afford. We will have a liability not an asset. So ...
Daria B.
How often do you re-offer before the seller gets annoyed
Good morning-Working on multiple things...1-property was submitted for offer and seller rejected. 1st stages on market not long enough for seller to realize the list is too high given the condition and comps. seller t...
Andre Chambers
Application of principles from Never Split the Difference
Hi BP!Just wanted to share a recent success story of my girlfriend in negotiating. I recently read Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss on the recommendation of a member. Instantly top 10 book for me as far as pri...
Justin Knighten
Setting up STR to be more "hands off"
I'm new to the STR game with 2 rentals, and they've gotten to where they are requiring a fair amount of input. One is in our front yard, the other is about 45 minutes away. I'm a firefighter, and can generally handl...
Account Closed
I wasn't gonna tell anyone, but I closed on my 2nd duplex today.
I closed on my second rental property, another duplex, today. It was a listed property, paid for in cash. This is also my first partnership, with my significant other and also RE agent. I paid 80% (from a LOC on my...
Michael Elfant
Hoboken/JC Appreciation
Hoboken/Downtown JC have seen some robust appreciation growth over the past 5 years or so. I'm wondering whether investors feel that we are at or close to the top of the market in the area or if we'll continue to see...
Account Closed
What would the experienced investor do? CA and out of state
Hello BP,I'm curious what the experienced investor would do in my situation. All opinions and advise are appreciated!My situation:I'm getting ready to move out of my first purchase in Sacramento, CA. The property was ...
Carla Crutcher
Newbie in San Francisco, CA
Hi BP!My name is Carla Crutcher. I'd been thinking about a strategic way to diversify my investment portfolio to include investments not dependent upon the stock market, then a friend and fellow BP member) told me abo...
Andre Bertoncin
Buying my first home Denver. $100k saved
Hi, im 34, married w/ 2 young children. My wife and i have 100k saved. We are currently renting in San Diego, CA. We are looking at Denver to start our real estate portfolio. My end goal is to have financial freedom i...
Jeremy Baker
Turnkey for First Rental Investment?
So, I guess this isn't going to be our first investment since we have a vacation rental property in Maui, but this will be our first buy/ hold / rent property. We've been looking locally here in the Denver metro a...