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Nick Rutkowski New lending standards, what’s your prediction?
21 April 2020 | 62 replies

I’m hearing on the internet, television, and BP the lending standards for big banks are starting to change. Some theorized prices for housing will fall, others think nothing will happen and we’ll all go back to our on...

Steve Walko Classic debate: Pay down student loans or begin RE investment?
1 May 2018 | 62 replies

Hi everyone,I'm wondering whether my fiancé and I should begin to pay our debt down ASAP or begin investing in RE. I know there are intelligent arguments on both sides of this issue and that it depends on the details ...

John Barrett Case Study - Actual Cost of Eviction & Rehab of Unit - In Washington State
13 July 2023 | 35 replies

I created this post to address a question I get from many other landlords.  What if I have do an eviction (and what will it cost)?During the pandemic many landlords in WA State were prevented from evicting problematic...

Joaquin Camarasa What are your craziest tenant stories?
5 February 2020 | 41 replies

I house hacked by the room for 4 years. As a landlord I’ve had some situations I never thought I would experience.I would like to know the crazy stories of others. I definitely have improved a lot my screening process...

Account Closed How To Strip The Most Equity - My Dilemma
12 December 2020 | 85 replies

Here is the scenario. I have a home that I’ve owned for 6 years. It’s worth about $380k and I owe about $240k. I want to strip out as much equity as possible. Today a wild idea occurred to me and I want to consult the...

Matt Higgins Life isn’t going back to normal anytime soon is Real Estate?
10 April 2020 | 84 replies

Just read an article from the MIT technology review and read up on what we already know. Life is not going back to normal tomorrow, next month, or maybe ever.
https://www.technologyreview.c... 
until we get a lon...

Michael Guzik Wholesaling in unethical... why or why not?
16 July 2018 | 80 replies

Hi guys I was thinking about this today and just wanted to ask this question and see what  your opinion on the matter is. Many people in and out of real estate frown upon wholesaling. There are so many negative stigma...

Sylvia Pomazak Be careful who you invest with
1 March 2018 | 125 replies

Hello BP members in Cincinnati or those investing here. Please be careful of who you invest with. I had the unfortunate experience of investing with someone here and it ended up being a scam. True Story of How my Firs...

Michael Swan RE MAKES LOWLY PAID TEACHER MULTIMILLIONAIRE!!!
27 March 2017 | 169 replies

I realized in February of 2011 that my ladder was leaning against the wrong financial building. Sooooo, I started to use my savings, refinancing my personal home, and taking out my IRA’s and 401K money through the cou...

Sylvia B. Hello, I'm a slumlord
30 May 2019 | 112 replies

We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...