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Hey all, So I am closing on a home today in Atlanta that I plan to stay in for a few weeks out of the year on and off, and rent it out to business travelers via short term leases, Airbnb, etc when I'm home in CA. Next...
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Hello BP Nation,I’m looking at purchasing my first RE investment property in the west suburbs of Chicago within the next 90 days. In an effort to mitigate the amount of catastrophic mistakes that I’ll make as a newbie...
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I just received an investor's rate quote from the bank yesterday. 4.6% with 20% and 4.125% with 25% 30 year conventional.
For those you who manage mutiple single family home rentals, do you take the lower rate by pu...
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I am just starting out and my local market of Portland, Oregon is a bit out of my price range ($500k is the starting price). Well, $100k+ for a down payment is my current obstacle. I started looking at other markets...
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Hi All,
I'm officially getting started in purchasing my first investment property in Texas. As I don't have a mentor, I wanted to cross-check here on things that I need to be aware of as I'm going through the proces...
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My partner and I came across a great property the other day however, we're tapped out capital wise. We thought Vendor Take Back might be a good way to be able to move forward on the property, however, we were told tha...
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People have asked me for an update regarding the million dollar home I tried to sell during last weekend. Well, instead of giving you just a boring update...I want to share with you what I've learned. My hope is yo...
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Best part about being a landlord is.....The money. It's definitely the money. The job is savage as savage can be lol. But somewhere in the top 10 you've got the wild things that your tenants will say to you. It's very...
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Why do our renovation expenses seem to be so much more expensive than investors I hear on BP podcasts or at conferences, etc.? I hear investors repeatedly quoting renovation expenses of value-add apartment renovation...
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Good Morning BP Fam. Was wondering if anyone had any experience with some turnkey investment companies they would recommend. I have heard of Rent to Retirement, and I a call set up with them this month. Just wanting t...