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I currently own two rental properties. I live in a rural area and my wife and I make about 55,000-60,000 a year. We live modestly as she stays home part-time with our kids.
Anyways, one of our properties cash flows...
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Hi BP,I have a question:I'm considering starting a direct mail campaign in order to find my first duplex. I've found that the MLS is far too slow for how much action I need to take now. Is it smart to send out mailing...
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Hey everyone,I'm very new to this forum but have been listening to the Podcasts for about 5 months now. After listening to Joshua and Brandon and reading multiple of their books, I decided it was time to plug myself i...
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I have an IT background - business degree /Starting out with real-estate investing.I have been thinking in real-estate investing for a long time, I wanna be my own boss and finically independent after all the hard wor...
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My prospective tenant’s last three housing situation. 1. Lived in a duplex, she gave me the name and number of the landlord but the name doesn’t match her number on caller id. The person I spoke to didn’t want to gi...
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So I just got my first offer accepted and I have more excitement than I know what to do with. However, I'm investing out of state and unfortunately my schedule for the next week or so is a bit hectic so I'm not sure I...
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Hi BP Fam,
Quick background, my tenant requested to be 2 days late on rent and I had already made the due date for rent the 3rd of the month to accomodate this tenant. My tenant asked if they could be a couple days...
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I am buying my first house hacking property a duplex in Winterville, GA. It is on the outskirts of Athens, GA. I am looking for insurance companies that are good and affordable. I am getting an FHA Loan with 3.5% down...
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Hey guys,
So this may be a very generic and broad question, but I have a situation where I have a potential deal that's on the line.
Long story short, I need to see about buying the note outright from t...
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Hello all! I'm getting ready to start flipping houses and I have a few newb questions for you all.I've been looking at using either a line of credit or a fix and flip loan. So far, I'm leaning more toward the fix and ...