BJ Butler
Lesson Learned with almost first purchased
Lesson learned: Found what appeared to be a duplex by driving around looking for something else. Researched the property and it was for sale. Listed price, $53k. I ran comps for the area. SFH's were selling for $110K ...
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Is this a good first deal?
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I am looking to do my first deal and need some help. The place I am looking at is in Scottsdale, AZ. The purchase price is $217,000 and I have to pay ALL closing costs as the seller has said this is rock botto...
Archie Vallatini
Lending During Deleveraging/Deflation
I was an adolescent during the 08 housing crisis, unaware of what was happening in the housing market. From what I understand, lenders were lax with their lending standards. Lending to individuals with little potentia...
Alicia Marks
How do you fill vacancies in winter?
Welcome to our Question of the Week! As we have now entered the holiday season and winter, I thought we would shift to discussing how to fill vacancies during this time of year. What are your suggestions that work or ...
Melody Kushi
401K for Real Estate Investing?
Hi BP mates!I've been hearing a lot about a possible Recession and to be honest, I'm not that surprised, if you know everything negative that's happening in this country...thankfully, we still have some positive thing...
Ian Crane
How to use attached flat screen TVs as renter enticement?
I've been working on my first deal for a while now, hoping it will close any day. I negotiated 3 existing attached flat screen TVs to be included in the deal. My hope is to use them as enticement for new renters, bu...
Mark Forest
Syndication capital calls
Why is my syndication asking for capital calls? Are any of you experiencing this?
Nathan Patterson
Finally Did It; Purchased First Rental Duplex.
Well this was a long time coming, but I finally did it. In October of 2023 I was able to close on my first property. I will include numbers below. What happened after that....an immediate eviction. Luckily it wasn...
Barbara Teel
Does this rental make sense?
Hi BP Members,I'm new to real estate investing and am looking to see if I can convert my current home into a rental. I'm moving out of state (in Los Angeles currently) and instead of selling would prefer to rent it. ...
Arbi A.
One of my flips with a Story!
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Winnetka.
Purchase price: $350,000
Cash invested: $100,000
Sale price: $420,000
It was a mess and 90% of the house had to be ...