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Architects, builders, GCs, investors, and anyone else who knows anything about applying for permits on a late scale renovation I need your help.
OK so the title is a bit misleading since I am well aware, at least I t...
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Hi all - So this is a post that is essentially meant to generate thoughtful discussion about how I should start investing in real estate with the wealth I’ve been fortunate to generate. I have enough capital to do som...
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I'm new here and analyzing the economics of buy and hold real estate here in the bay area. In most of my calculations, the best return I can achieve is about 6-9% annualized return for a 10-30 year period which is qu...
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As we round out the year, what are some of the things you all are doing to best position yourself in the short term rental space in 2023 and beyond. I have a few questions below, feel free to answer just one, or all o...
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Hi all - first time investor here (well, almost). My offer was accepted for a SFR in Houston (zip code 77007, near Houston Heights). I wanted to share the details with my fellow BP investors and get your opinion on wh...
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Hi,So, I read the Ultimate Beginner's Guide, and I'm reading blog posts and listening to podcasts, and making a list of books to buy, and all of it is overwhelming me to a fairly large degree.Everyone talks about Anal...
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Going to be honest here - I am not sure this is a great deal... Maybe a good deal, maybe an acceptable deal but not a great deal as it stands.If I decide to buy this - it will be my first investment property, my first...
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Hello BP,Was wondering what people thought about investing in Springfield MA? Prices are low and cash flows seem to be legit. A lot of houses on the market seem to be more updated (Outside, inside, plumbing, electri...
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Please help clear my mind from my skewed point of view of how REI works.My goal is to buy a multiplex apartment building and live in one of the units. So I'm guessing that I'd have to put something like $50,000 down f...
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Hello, After reading books( rich dad poor dad, etc) , and listening to BP, I've decided I really want to get my life on a path of financial freedom, and free of my restrictive parents. My goal is to have my first prop...