Trevor Bingham
What's your ice breaker into a foreclosure?
I found someone I know on RealtyTrac.com indicating their house is near foreclosure or in it. I've been struggling the last few days trying to decide how to bring it up. I want to buy the place but I'm not sure on the...
William Yeh
Bay Area Portfolio Lenders
Hey BP. My group is engaged in residential rentals under an LLC and we've been struggling to find portfolio lenders in the Bay Area California with reasonable terms. We've come across a few lenders that have quoted in...
Cameron Hayes
How do I manage 10+ units?
Long story short, the military has moved us 5 times since 2009 and I have been blessed to purchase 5 single family residential homes (turning 4 of them into rental properties after moving out), and 1 multi-family 6-un...
Noah Swope
Do this, don't do that....
Howdy. Just bought a 35 unit APT Complex. It is built in 1980, brick on the outside. What should I do to remodel them? Pros and cons? My thinking right now: 1. Paint brick white on the outside for new look (not top pr...
Kenny Larkin
Raising Capital from outside investors
Hi All,
I'm curious as to what people feel are the best methods when raising outside capital for investment properties. Are there systems that people find more advantageous than others?
Are there certain spreadsheet...
Eric Medemar
Zen and the art of real estate investing part 1
Ok, so maybe I am not that smart.
Anyway, I have always found the topic of success a very interesting one.
From my experience we all have a very good chance at being successful, except we get in our own way ALOT. ...
Tanner Van Staveren
Starting out with ZERO capital
Hello BP community! I have a dream to start my own Real Estate business, but I don't currently have any capital to start with. I have multiple plans and deals that could be arranged in the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek area ...
Nick Payton
Factoring in rehab costs into "Running the numbers"
Hi BP members!
I need some direction while running my numbers for a deal analysis. When it comes to running the numbers, I know all of the basics such as using the sales price and finding all expenses associated with...
Account Closed
Defining Investment Criteria
Just finished reading 'The Millionaire Real Estate Investor' by Jay Papasan. One of the key points mentioned here and many other real estate books is to have a well defined criteria for your investments.I tried setti...
Sarah Vo
Broken Bow 2024 - Still a good idea or beware?
Hi everyone! I’ve been analyzing dozens of markets for STR, and Broken Bow seems to be a good fit for my goals. My priorities are cash flow and tax benefits, and I’m looking at purchasing a 2/2 that fits up to 10 and ...