Gino Barbaro
I Quit My Restaurant to Invest in Apartments Full-time!
I have owned my restaurant for 23 years, and the passion for the business dissolved back in 2008. The economy tanked and I just had my fourth child. I wanted to have more family time and a more flexible work schedul...
Matthew Von Dwingelo
How We Purchased a $650k Triplex with $0 of Our Own Money (pt. 1)
First things first, I am in no means an expert nor am I an attorney (Consult an attorney & please don't take this as legal advice)... I just figured that there are some learning experiences in this deal that may b...
Ryan Taylor
Accredited Investor?? WHY!!
Hoping someone can provide some logic to the SEC reasoning behind having to be "accredited investor" to invest in certain security offerings. Any other ways around this. Wanting to get into apartment syndication, and ...
Carrie Giordano
Diary of an Out of State SFH Rental -Northeast Ohio
I love reading the Deal Diaries on BP so I thought I would write my own. Hopefully, it will help others learn from my experience and avoid the mistakes I make (I'm sure there will be plenty!)This will be my third rent...
Mindy Jensen
What is the WORST thing a tenant has done to your property?
I've heard the horror stories from landlords about how the tenant they were evicting poured cement down the toilet, played hammer darts in every room, ripped out the copper, or left piles of garbage for the landlord t...
Tony Choe
Investing in rental properties across country, good or bad idea?
Hey BP family!I wanted to get you guys' input on what your thoughts are investing in a rental property across the country. For example, I live in the Bay area and there is no way I can invest in a property around here...
Ben S.
Marbury, MD - 10 Homes for $40k, Major Rehab, Rent and Hold
I just closed on a crazy deal. This is a 5 acre property with 10 single family homes, each about 850 sqft, 30 minutes from DC, and is a complete dump! Piles of trash on the sides of the road, two of the homes have bus...
Jennifer Lee
How many of you REI have a RE license?
Hi BP
Are you a REI? Do you have your Real estate license?
If NO, why?
If YES,
1. Are you an Agent or broker?
2. Where do you work? (Big/small brokerage, own your own)
3. Pros and cons?
4. How much of your Inve...
Brian Garrett
What to do AFTER your offer has been accepted?
This is a very basic question. I have never purchased a home before so I am not sure of the standard procedures or proper protocols. On a flip property for example, once you have an offer accepted do you then coord...
Justin B.
170% Cash on Cash Return! THAT JUST HAPPENED!
So before people get on me about bragging, please notice I did put this into the real estate success stories forum :). We are buying our 10th property (a milestone by itself), but the real story here is the numbers. ...