Lynne MacFarlane
Path of Progress in the Midwest - Your Thoughts?
Hi BP folks:So, the definition of the term "path of progress" is the direction in which an emerging market’s growth is occurring - because progress/growth is occurring in these areas, demand increases, rents rise and...
Neal Collins
What investors forget when penciling a Vacation Rental
There is a lot of hype around Vacation Rentals. It's true that they can generate higher cash flows compared to long term rentals, but there are many factors that I think people overlook when they haven't done a vacati...
Paul Tibok
Duplex purchase but seller will not let me see other side
Hello BP, new investor here attempting to buy my first investment property. I have recently looked at half of a duplex (vacant) to owner occupy with my agent and everything seems great except the seller will not allo...
Dexter Wallace
Turnkey Real Estate Investing
Hey BP!So In my continued research into real estate investing, I came across Turnkey Investing. They offer a lot of positives for the investor who is just starting out or is looking into part-time investing. I know ac...
Bjorn Ahlblad
When someone tells you "the government should provide housing"
This is textbook public housing https://www.kitsapsun.com/stor...
Maurice Bey
MOST EFFECTIVE NO/LOW COST METHODS OF FINDING MOTIVATED SELLERS!
Ok bp family, here's the deal. I bring ambition and desire to the table, that's about it. I'm a full time single working parent of two teenagers so I have very little excess time. My budget is virtually non existent, ...
Sandra Sunshine
Possible drug dealing tenant
I just purchased my very first home in March. It’s a two-family and I fixed up the downstairs and moved in this April. Upstairs tenant has been there for 4years with various sketchy roommates. He has refused to prov...
David Wong
Better to dive in or take a class costing 10,000 dollars
Hello Everyone, I have been having a hard debate with my girlfriend. She just went to a class that gave her the RE Basics. We do not have a house at this point in time, but we want to purchase a house soon. We have li...
Haley Powell
How soon is too soon to invest out of state?
I am currently saving up to buy my first property (a househack) while finishing grad school. I have a job lined up in Dallas, which is theoretically great for long term appreciation. However it's also highly competiti...
Laith Ali
can you come up with $400 in an emergency
Hi,I was reading an article a few days ago that said 40% of Americans can't come up with $400 if they had an emergency. I couldn't believe almost half the country is that broke. The median household income is 60k, so ...