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Hello,
I am new to the site (love it!) and have been investing in property with three friends for the past 2-3 years. We live in a city whose population is a bit lower on the socioeconomic scale. Our area is, unfor...
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I recently learned my dad owns a lot in La Mesa, CA, a neighborhood about 15-20 minutes outside of downtown San Diego. He mentioned he wants to do something with it but doesn't know what.I'm sure if I put together a p...
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I'm redoing the kitchen in a 4-bedroom rental. The Realtor I work with strongly recommends putting in solid-surface (i.e., Corian or similar) or granite rather than laminate for the countertop. The price for laminate ...
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Hi BP community! Newbie here. We are preparing to list our current home for rent and become landlords. This will be our first investment property. I'm a little overwhelmed on where to list and where to screen and the ...
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Which cities/areas do you guys think got the best potential for real estate investing (growth)? and your reasons behind it please.
Should I look for the cities that dropped the most after 2008 (FL, CA, AZ, NV...
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Thanks for reading - this will be my first post so excuse any strange formatting.1. I have lived in the north suburbs of Chicago (Evanston/West Ridge) most of my life and have been wanting to start investing.2. Based...
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How are you guys able to make deals cash flow with new rates (assuming traditional bank financing)?For example, a retaltively cheap house in the Houston market is listed at $250K. Assuming 6.73% rate, 20% down, 30 yea...
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Hi fellow investors. I'm interested in Columbus, Ohio (Franklin county)/multi-family/mid-term rental as a strategy. I'm doing my due diligence by looking at current data like population growth, significant companies w...
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I know if you search turnkey, you get a ton of various feedback. But I wanted to consolidate a bit here. Any recommendations and most importantly any recent horror stories of some.
The most obvious things I notice i...
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I'm looking to buy my first multifamily investment property in the DFW Texas area within the next 3 months, any suggestions or insights on what areas I might have the best opportunity to find a CoC of anywhere between...