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Hello my name is Dexter Marcus. I live in and reside in the Atlanta market. I'm so glad to finally be apart of the BP family. This site has given so much useful information and knowledge. My Uncle has given me tons of...
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I currently have two long term rentals and am looking into buying into the short term rental arena. I know there are penalties and tax implications but wanted some advice on cashing out Roth IRA or IRA to buy investm...
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BP, I'm just starting in REI and still looking for my first peoperty. I feel kind of lost with everything; what niche to start in, how to finance, realtors, lawyers, and GC's. I want to start with a business plan to f...
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So I'm in the process of writing my business plan to start my real estate investing in a couple of years, once I build the connections, systems/processes and the capital to do so. While writing my business plan, I cam...
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I am a new investor. I have my first STR bought 5 months ago and it's doing pretty well. I self manage. I know it's important to choose your strategy before investing and stick to it since after your first buy you get...
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Hey BP,I'm considering starting a property management firm that will only deal with my own rental units. This company will not own the rentals, because I do not want to trigger the Payment Due on Sale clause in the mo...
Hi, There is a developer who is creating a large complex with 1/2/3 bedrooms within 10 miles from me. I want to approach him and ask him if I can learn from him maybe on the weekend or evenings as I currently work fu...
[quote = Bill Patterson]I actually think it goes quite well in "Investor Psychology". It seems that it has received a lot of back and forth and it has opened the door for the expression of investor psychology that see...
I am in process of purchasing my first investment home. There are tenants in the property right now, they have been there for 4-5 years and they are asking if i would consider for them to stay. Their current rent is a...
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Ok...I get it...apartment investing is THE best way to use real estate to escape the rat race in a short-ish period of time. How are you sourcing and financing the deals to allow for the escape of the 9-5?