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First, thanks Joshua Dorkin for this forum... I am addicted! I've been brainstorm for a few months on how I should get started. I'm currently in the military and am going to request to get out as I am tired of sayin...
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Hi BP. I don't post a whole lot but find the BP forums to be very informative so just looking for feedback or advice. Long story short, decided to not renew a 2.5 year tenant that paid the rent,kept pretty much to hi...
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Hi everyone! I'm starting my my way into real estate investing. I'm doing my education (reading, listening, researching) right now and getting ready to buy my first property for house hacking. Are there any groups or ...
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Happy Sunday!
I heard this question on the latest BP podcast (#435) today and thought what better place to ask it than on the forums:
If you were me, a 20 year old in college, what are five (or more/less) things you...
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What are the obligations of a California SFH family of owners who rent the attic (which is one big finished bedroom with private bath) out to a single man who went missing the 2nd of the current month we now find out ...
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Hi Everyone! Relatively new here to BP and very new in Real Estate Investing in general! I'm a 22 year old college athlete, located in the Charlotte, Metro area and have been attending as many REIA's as possible and h...
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A third of real estate managers expect a lower return on their assets in 2017. More than half say that the few quality assets available are overvalued.I present the conclusions of the study, Trends in the Real Estate ...
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I truly believe that my 30 years of real estate Success is predicated on Sales. Most people fail not for want of motivation or effort but because they lack a Sales Method or System.
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Great question! QM stands for a qualified mortgage. Qualified mortgages tend to be traditional government-backed loans and conventional loans (basically non-government backed traditional loans).
QM Loans are usually...
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I'm currently looking at a duplex in my neighborhood. Seeing as I'm a real estate newbie surrounded by non-real estate people, I need some help from my fellow BP audience.Stats: One side of the duplex has a current le...