Alright so full disclosure first - I have always been very apprehensive to follow anybody who promotes a "get rich easy" style of real estate investing, specifically those that say beginners should be doing subject-to...

Hey BP community, Ok, heres the story. While my helper was on your standard rental showing appointment, talking with another interested party, a young woman unlocked the window in one of the bedrooms in the back of th...

Hi everyone at BP,(this is a re-post from late last night with some updates)I am extremely new to all of this so don't eat me alive. I have been involved with this forum for a solid week and I have been inspired by an...

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I started RE investing about a year ago after studying it for a while. I live in the Washington DC area and now own two condos, both positive cash flowing, one at +$340 (cash/cash @ 11%) and the oth...

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Matt here. My wife Krista and I grew up and went to college in Chicago. We decided a few months ago that we needed to start investing in something. She said she would look at stocks, and I...

I have spent a large part of my life shrouding myself in secrecy. I didn't want people knowing what I was up to or how I knew what I knew. Part of me feared that by letting someone know these things, they would see th...

So I'm in a jam with my wife and I on opposite ends - my parents are buying a new place and need to borrow money ($120k).  Good relationship with us, they have excellent credit, financially responsible, 3 houses paid ...

Hi BP,In California (my local market), I'm having trouble deciding which metric to use for buy and hold investments and what I consider a "good" percentage for metrics like IRR or Cash on Cash return. I'd like your in...

Hi BP Community,I've been lurking in the forums for about a month, trying to educate myself. Plus I've listened to at least a dozen podcasts so I at least know the basics (in theory). The good news is that I have been...

Just wired the $ for my first syndication as an LP. It is a 200 unit stabilized apartment, with some small value add, but the main focus is getting utility costs in line. Nervous yet excited. Did extensive DD to ensur...