David Harris
Where to go with a 4-unit multi-family property (In over my head)
About four years ago I got a 4-unit property with a FHA 203K loan, I was 26. The goal was to fix it up, live in it and rent the other 3 units out to cover the entire mortgage and have a a slight profit. I was gettin...
Aaron Caddel
Is a Listing Agent a glorified task rabbit? (not trolling)
I was just reading through the recent post asking for the TOP quality they look for in a real estate agent. The comments that followed were extremely depressing. They looked more like a list of soft skills most would ...
Johnnie Smith
Conflicted with 15 vs 30 year mortgage for first investment property
Hello all,I would appreciate any insight / thoughts people have about this topic. I grew up with real estate being in my family. My parents currently own four investment properties in addition to the home they live in...
Scott Trench
The Best Real Estate Investment Markets Last Year
Hey everyone - we thought that we'd go ahead and let you all know that we put together a study on the 50 Largest U.S. MSAs to see which markets offered the best chance for regular Joe investors to get great returns ov...
Denny R.
First deal done! First rent check in the bank!
Finally got my first deal done!!! It was a hell of an experience, but I wanted to receive my first rent check before I posted my success story.Quick background on myself: I am 25, finance degree, work full-time, aspir...
Alexander Monnin
*Rich Dad Poor Dad* Book Review #1
To whom it may concern,Since this is my first time making a thread, I feel the need to share a little about myself. If you’re only interested in the book review, feel free to skip ahead. My name is Alexander Monnin....
Daniel Ortiz
Student Loan Debt - Enough to Buy a House!
Hey Everyone, It's no secret that Americans owe over $1 trillion in student loan debt, spreading out over millions of borrows. I'm curious to hear how other successful real estate investors who were once faced with th...
Joshua Dorkin
Verifying Members: How can BP help you more safely connect?
One of the challenges that we all face today, I believe, is coming to know and trust people that we meet online.
This is an incredibly difficult task for everyone, and is why doing your due diligence on deals and peo...
Samuel S.
Foreclosure process/costs after purchasing non performing note?
Hey BP,So say I was to purchase a non-performing note, and ended up having to foreclose on the property...What would be the ballpark costs associated to execute the foreclosure? Would it be roughly the same as when tr...
Karen Margrave
Can I Pick Your Brains on Blogging?
To all of you bloggers, I know some of you have blogs that are highlighted on BP, are your blogs also part of a blog that you do seperately in your business, or do you do them only for BP? Do you write a blog that goe...