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I just read "Walking the Tightrope between Debt and Leverage" by @Anthony Gayden where he talks about an impressive dig out from crushing debt. What I found interesting was that when he married his wife, she brought $...
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Hello BPers,For those of you who have become syndicators, I'm assuming at some point you started as an independent investor. How many personal deals did you do before your first syndication? Did you rely mostly on fam...
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Oregon is considering a bill with state wide rent control. As landlords, this is obvious an issue incredibly important to our industry.Rent control creates ghettos. Rent control drives up the cost of housing. Rent co...
I was curious about this. I see many people not wanting to be members of their local REI Clubs. I wonder why? You want to network, meet buyers, sellers, lenders, even get some education. Seems like the place to be?...
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Would you recommend in investing in markets where there is an appreciation in last couple of years but minimal to negative cash flow?If yes can you please convince me the reasons to keep a cash flow negative property ...
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Hey everyone. Thought I would share a cool story (at least to me :) since its the two year anniversary of closing on my first true flip. Hopefully you newer investors will be able to learn something and get inspired t...
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Hello everyone,
I’m writing to see if anyone has used Money Source of America as their hard money lender. I have been looking through their financing programs and have received a pre-approval for a BRRR property th...
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We all know the process of real estate helps when there is a construction knowledge background. My first experience as a landlord turned into a mess and my inspiration is dwindling.
A year ago I listed my first rent...
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I have spent the last few months digging into different aspects of RE investing. One of the best questions I have heard asked is what is your why? Why are you doing what your doing, or what was the motivation that got...
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My husband and I have lived in Southern California all of our lives. Our families live here and we love the weather but it stops there. My husband commutes about an hour and a half to work That was the only way ...