Frankie B.
Don't worry about the purchase price of a buy and hold?
I've seen this comment floated around a few times, especially when I was in the market to purchase my first investment property. I've seen it thereafter and I'm curious what is the logic behind it? In my mind, if I ...
Seneca Stephens
Where did you get the money?!?
This came to mind from a blog post from Brandon Turner "3 Smart Ways to Make an Extra $1,000 a Month Through Real Estate Investing" as well as seeing quite a few success stories. Aside from thinking how an extra $100...
Julie Macd
How do you manage your maintenance reserves
Across the forum, we talk about ensuring that you maintain your reserves... but how do you actually manage them on you own the properties? This question is for the properties you plan on holding. If you are flipping, ...
Jessica Sudyn
Starting out/ House Hacking
Hello BP Community,First time poster here looking to get started in my REI journey. My fiancé and I are currently renting, and figure house hacking would be the best way to get started since we are also looking to mov...
David Coombes
2% v. 50% Rules in Saint Louis
Today For the last several months I've been analyzing properties listed for sale in the Tower Grove and select South City areas of Saint Louis to buy and hold. Very few are meeting the 2% rule though some pass using t...
Varun Parkash
Part Time CA Investor - Looking to Buy 3 Properties - Class A
Hello, I am an IT Entrepreneur, IT Consultant and a part-time real estate investor, just signed up with BP, bought a brand-new condo property in Irvine CA 2 years ago in zip 92618 (educated myself on everything by tal...
Melissa Lapinski
How to convince investor in stocks to invest in me
Hi everyone. I am just starting and I have been racking my brain to figure out how I am going to get some start-up finances. I have a relative who has money, but I don't know if I can convince her to just lend me som...
Bryan Hancock
Structuring "Bubbles" For Seller Financed Notes
I was wondering if any on here have successfully used bubbles for structuring seller financed notes. The concept is to get a small balloon payment for less than the full amount of what is owed on the note to meet the...
Jonathan M.
Tenant only has half the deposit amount
I just closed on my first rental this past Wednesday. The rental is an out of state property located in Kansas City, MO.
I have property management and they have a prospective tenant. The problem is that the ...
Cody C.
Multiple offers?
Do most of you guys putting offers in on places to rehab or hold, put in offers on multiple properties at the same time? If you do, how do you manage to get out of multiple acceptances at the same time?