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I'm currently an owner of a 1 bedroom condo in the SF Bay Area, California that has performed okay on AirBNB and on the private market.
I've got about $120k cash saved up (I know, not much, but thought it wouldn't hu...
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I'm buying my first property in Pennsylvania and am wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a good self storage inspector in the Allentown area. Also, what are typical closing fees? The agent sent me a bill that ...
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Hey BP*Sacramento and Bay Area Market* I recently had a conversation with a buy-n-hold investor about his rental properties. To my surprise, he prefers month to month agreements over a typically stable 6 month or year...
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Hello everyone, I'm not holding myself to any specific area to invest since my W-2 job moves me around the country. Not sure if this matters but my goal is to own apartments. I have a list of cities on spreadsheet but...
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Greetings! Very excited to have just joined the BP community. I'm a 25 year old working in the corporate world (currently in commercial-scale solar energy!) and gearing up to buy my first property. I want to start wit...
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The following was from a Q&A Panel Discussion that I was invited to sit on at our local Cash Flow Breakfast Club. I hope it helps both investors and agents understand how to find and create amazing relationships t...
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Hello BP members,I'm going to be a new investor I've decided that I want my focused niche in buy and hold.I've done my research and I would like to use the BRRRR method or creative finance (since I have an excellent c...
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I have been successfully investing in rental properties for approximately 20 years. I personally own 11 doubles, 2 condominiums, and have completed 4 flips with moderate success. 2.5 years ago I retired from my job af...
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Is it safer to own a property free and clear rather than leveraging? If the real estate market crashes again like it did in 2007-2008 aren't people who are leveraging at a risk to loose everything?
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Hello All,I will have around $1M in capital that I'm looking to generate 8-10% CoC returns for the purpose of replacing active income. I've decided to go the financing route to protect the value of that $1M against i...