Steven M.
Too Many "Investors" Owning Homes...Are We Heading For A Whole New Serious R/E Problem?
I would like to address a concern I have about the herd-mentality of everyone and their uncle becoming "investors" and how this is likely to have very serious long term implications on housing that few have thought mu...
Account Closed
Alternate strategy for mitigating risk on investment properties.
I’m curious to find out if their are other BP members who have adopted this kind of strategy. I’ll caveat but saying that I have a few primary goals that are driving this strategy so bare those in mind.Goals:1. Be han...
Justin Reyes
Would you liquidate your 401k to purchase your first property?
Hello my name is Justin Reyes and I’m 30 years old. I been working for a company for only 3 years and have about $30k vested in my 401k. I want to take it out and buy my first property to possibly hack or 1031 exchang...
Mehran K.
"What If" Section 8 Were No More
Hey there community!
I'm closing on a property tomorrow and I'll be inheriting a Section 8 tenant. I always like to think about possible "What If" scenarios and it's got me thinking. I ponder, how would it af...
Matt Hatton
Full time wholesalers
Who here is a full time wholesaler? If you could go back to the past and talk to the ‘you’ that was JUST starting out before having closed your first deal, what would you tell yourself knowing everything you know toda...
Shiloh Lundahl
At what point in time does a college education not make sense?
There is an economic term called diminishing marginal rate of return. Meaning for every one more unit sold the benefit becomes less and less. With the rise in college tuition costs and the strong emergence of availabi...
Derek Hemerick
When offering on MLS is it unreasonable or not to offer low?
Hello all,I am very inexperienced to the Real Estate game. What I do know is what I have learned from this site. I am currently in the market and looking for my first property. I have contacted a real estate agent who...
Liliana Ruano
Oceanpointe (and Morris Invest) Property Management Problems
Hi everyone,As mentioned before on another post, my husband and I bought a property through Morris Invest back in August 2016. Everything went smoothly, and there were no issues. The only problem that we had was a l...
Terry Lao
In order to succeed..............someone or others must fail ?
In order to succeed..............someone or others must fail? Agree or disagree?This is a general question, which pertains to pretty much anything, including real estate. In real estate, there are many properties, but...
Bill Briscoe
Should I rent to tenant with 540 credit score
I have 1 property which rents for an above avg $1275/mo, SFH, tenant pays all utilities, yardcare, etc. We did a full reno 3+ years ago and have a mtg so cash flow is only about $450/mo. So far we have had 3 tenants...