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Hi everyone, My Name is Laura and I aspire to retire with passive income from rentals. I am a secretary in our HIgh School. I've been reading and learning all I can before I jump in the REI waters. The more I read ...
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Hi BP Investors! I spent the last few months reading the forums and learning from each one of you, so wanted to start off by saying THANK YOU! you helped me land my first deal.So, I just got an offer accepted over the...
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Couple of questions I had... Not sure why I didn't think to ask them on here first.
I'm launching a website for real estate investors to list, filter, and buy off market properties this month.
My mai...
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TL;DR: Currently about to close on a small duplex in Lawndale, California. My offer required that it be delivered vacant since the current owner is in the process of evicting a squatter. However, the squatter is pla...
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Has anyone rehabbed a house that had fire damage? The fire in the property that I am looking at started in the basement. The joists for the first floor living room are severely damaged and the house has a very strong ...
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2016 has shaped up to be a great year for flips. I have not bought any rentals because of our crazy market in Colorado, but I have channeled that money into more flips. I have sold 14 flips so far, bought 15, have 4 u...
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Hello,
I'm curious to know if anyone can help with some info here. . .obviously REI, like any other form of investing, is all about the numbers. Although I've never done a deal and I've only been reading about and li...
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Hi guys, Im a real estate investor in the new haven county and @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner mentioned the 2% rule couple times in the best podcast in the world (im such a huge fan) meaning that the total of your...
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Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen,My name is Daniel and im here to hopefully find a person or numerous people who could provide some incite. Ill try not to be long winded but what to try my best to decried my situati...
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Hey everyone,Really excited to learn from the collective wisdom of the bigger pockets forum.One of the maxims that I hear On BP is that you should expect about a 10% batting average (on average). That is to say you sh...