Porfirio Ciaccio
Seeking Advice on my First Step into Real Estate
Hi All,
I'm Porfirio Ciaccio, 24 years old, and a recent college grad. Right now, I’m renting a studio on Miami Beach for $1,750 a month, and it hit me—what if I just bought the property I’m renting? At least part ...
Jared DeValk
Are title companies necessary or can you close an RE deal without one?
As a former agent, I never questioned the use of title companies. I understand that they provide title insurance, but what exactly do they do that I can't do myself?
Shayan Sameer
Seeking Advice on Real Estate Investing Strategies
Hello everyone,
Hope you all had a great New Year! I have a question and would really appreciate your input.
I’ve done a couple of fix-and-flip projects in the past using hard money lenders, but I’ve noticed that th...
LaShon Evans
New Late Start OOS Investor - concerned about assets/need LLC?
Greetings BP Community from the frozen lands of Soldotna, Alaska. It's a small rural area about 3 hours S of Anchorage- not exactly a hot RE market, but we love living here and my husband has a fabulous job with abou...
Lauren C.
Lots of capital, no experience- how to start?
My husband and I recently inherited a large sum of money and would like to begin our RE investing journey. I plan to pursue on a full-time basis. Currently in the midst of learning as much as humanly possible. We have...
Craig Drummond
My Very First Flip Just Went Live on MLS
Hello investing friends! My very first "flip" went live on MLS today. What a great learning experience and it was definitely very different than what I've seen on HGTV. :) Nonetheless I LOVED the process.Before/after ...
Daniel Toshner
Just closed my 10th rental in last 7 months
BP,I am stoked to say I have closed my 10th property in last 7 months. I started looking on BP about a year ago. I was on a business trip to SD and had a lot of drive time. I must have listened to the podcast for 1...
Michael Swan
How To Identify Bad "D" Or "F" Class Areas
Hi all,Since I was featured on Podcast 238 about a year ago, I have talked to many BP Nation Members asking me if they should buy this deal or that deal. Here is a simple way to determine if a deal a broker is sendin...
Matthew McNeil
Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Question
12 months ago, I paid off my first rental SFH property in Boise/Meridian, Idaho. Net cashflow is $1060/month. Comps say the current market value is $230,000. I paid $172,000. Two options I’m looking at;
Sell and i...
Mark Douglas
Quadplex Analysis
Hey BP!Considering my 1st purchase... I ran it through the BP rental calc and it cash flowed $28... I'm hoping I did something wrong!Anyway, what do you think??? Here are the numbers:Property - FHA Owner-occ QuadP...