Jeff Kehl
Are Vacation Rentals ever cash flow positive?
I just finished reading Christine Karpinski's book 'How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner' . The slant of it was that if you manage yourself and use portals like Airbnb, vrbo, etc. you can break even or even get po...
Vina Real
Beware of Mr. Joseph England, Podcast speaker #206!!!
Beware of Joe England! Podcast speaker #206I had a bad experience lending money to Mr. Joseph England. I want to share my experience in the hope of helping others who are thinking of investing with him. I always see h...
Shanese Francis
What if a recession is really coming in 2019?
With the stock market ending their worst quarter since 2008, there has been much talk about a recession in the near future. I understand that recessions are highly unpredictable, no matter how much research is put int...
Jacob Kline
Property under contract and tenant won’t allow showing
I’ve got a property under contract, it’s a preforeclosure and I’m trying to wholesale it. This will be my first wholesale deal. The owner lives out of state and his daughter is living in the property (I’m assuming ren...
Christian Benitez
Where did you get your money to start investment
Currently I do not have the best credit (fair) and not so much extra cash. For those of you that have already made at least their first investment. Where did you get the money? Own cash, 401k, hard money lenders, bank...
Rachel Gill
Rehab Addict
Like many others, I was originally drawn to the thought of REI after watching too much HGTV, specifically Nicole Curtis' show Rehab Addict. This question is for the seasoned flippers out there...is there any place in ...
Carolyn Morales
Can a " Wholesaler" be a crook with a contract?
Should a wholesaler be considered shady if they are buying cheap off of mls and then doing a mark up to sell to another investor? What is reputable course of action for a wholesaler to earn and maintain trust of inves...
Rich Hupper
Lets hear from the self employed
On this forum ive noticed a good chunk of people have w2 income who are investing for the first time or becoming seasoned investors almost ready to give up their w2 job.It seems like it is easier to get started in the...
Jie Li
Bay Area Investor Looking for Advice on Where to invest
Hi This is Jie from Fremont of Bay Area. I'm new here on BP. I hope I could find out BP before I invested. There are so many discussions and good advice on the forum.I actually invested 2 properties in Antioch/Pittsbu...
Toyin Dawodu
Buy and Hold, Does It Really Make Sense?
I was once a buy and hold investor. Then one day, my light was turned off by the power company, in the house I lived in.How could that happen? I had 40 houses, but I was always robbing Peter to pay Paul. Edison, the p...