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This isn't a post dedicated to excuses per se, but rather its about barriers (both mental and financial) that I need to overcome in order to expand my real estate portfolio. I'm 6 months into my real estate investor c...
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I'm purchasing my first deal, it a duplex and the owners say it will be delivered empty. One side is a family member that is moving out but the other side is a hold over tenant that the current owners started to evict...
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I’m looking at a two-unit property that needs substantial work, but the price is almost there. The sellers are only accepting cash and 203k offers. I don’t have enough cash on hand for the whole thing, hence these que...
Hi there!
Just moved to Denver from Chicago and looking to hop on board with a good REI club. Any fellow Denver folk know of anything? I'm living in the Wash Park area.
Thanks!
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Hi-Let's say me and a friend want to buy a SFH to live in together instead of renting. I know the typical response is "NO GOD NO don't buy a property with a friend." :) Let's set aside the 'don't mix business with fri...
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Is there a resource available to learn how to owner finance?
I'm interested in doing so with some of my future deals.
If I understand it correctly, I can pretty much have a loan on a property at, let's say 7%, and...
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I recently purchased my first investment SFH. (Hooray!)
The house has lots of equity but will be marginal on cash flow. My plan is to rent the house for a year and then sell it. I want to capt...
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I just heard about PooPrints. I'm not a landlord yet but the issue of pet owners picking up after their pets is a personal pet peeve of mine. PooPrints is a DNA service that registers tenants' dogs and then compares p...
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So this is a rather broad question, and I imagine the answer could be "well it depends on what area you're in", but generally speaking is Maryland a better market for house flipping than Virginia? I've researched this...
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Greetings to everyone on BP.How I got here?I am excited to surround myself and learn from being a part of this forum. A month ago I read the book "Rich Dad Poor Dad". After finishing the book I then finished reading "...