John Burtle
Seeking advice...ultimate goal is to have over 30 properties
I'll try to get to the point.I use to work for an investor when I was younger. Ever since then I've wanted to get into real estate. I never acted because I also wanted to become a police officer. I focused most of my ...
Kim Pham
Raw Land for a first deal
Hi BP Community!Would love to get your guidance as I think this might be my very first deal. -FSBO priced at $80K (free and clear)-Owner is an elderly man who purchased the lot for $60K nearly 20 years ago through a f...
Alan Pederson
The last laugh. My 2 cents about investing.
My day job is for a paper company. I'm a salaried manager and I've been working here for 33 years. A few years ago me and my wife started buying rental property so we could retire a few years earlier than we normally ...
Zachary Bellinghausen
Syndication Return Projections as a LP
In the early stages of looking into apartment syndication. It really has sparked my interest with possibilities as I am a slave to my W-2 job at the moment and this would be a more passive way to invest at this time....
Max Emory
Millionaires are Made During Recessions: What's your strategy?
It's cliché, but true. A lot of millionaires are made during recessions.No matter what you invest in there are and will always be golden opportunities to take advantage of during every recession. For me, it's real e...
Timothy W.
Things I like about Obama
In an effort to be real, honest and fair, I will admit I can think of 3 key things I like about Obama.
1. Credit card reform legislation. This was smart and is, for reasons I don't understand, an underplayed bipart...
Mica Moore
Is this a good rental property?
I have acquired my 1st rental property! I'm wondering if this is a good deal & if the numbers are profitable or if I should invest somewhere else?
It's a single family house. 3/2/2 1000SF. Bought for $160K cash, ...
Rio Peterson
Is potential partner a fraud?
I was recently approached by a seemingly experienced real estate investor to partner with him to flip $1M+ ARV homes. We met for the first time at a networking event and after hearing I work in finance, he was overly ...
Yu Chen
tenant paying 1 year rent in full, good or bad?
Hey everyone,I just recently bought a rehabbed property in KS, MO. my PM just informed me that someone is interested in renting the property. This individual just hit a jackpot and wants to pay the one year rent upfro...
Luke Pastore
Sandwich Lease Strategy
I am 20 years old and have been interested in beginning investing in real estate for a while now. I wanted to go the “house hack” duplex route but getting a loan is difficult now because my work history, although cons...