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The setup is as follows: I loaned someone money. He used this money for flipping a house. He paid me 1% a month until a balloon payment +3%. At the end of the year, his CPA issued me a 1099-MISC form. Obviously this w...
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I am in the medical field but so many around me have been effected with covid that I left my job because I have a huge family to go home too everyday.
I've been interested and reading on investing in Real Estate for ...
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I am just starting out in the real estate game and am starting to narrow down the strategies I plan to use. I had the idea to use a lease to own strategy as a more passive income as well as a long term investment, an...
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Hello from beautiful Bellingham, WA! My name is Christine. My husband and I are new to the real estate world, but we are learning fast and excited to continue growing. We bought our first house last year. It's our pri...
This one goes to the Flippers and Buy & Holders in the West Georgia area, particularly Atlanta, Columbus, and Lagrange area. As a new investor, I want to know what are some other areas about an hour or two hours o...
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Hi, I am a beginner local investor in Brooklyn, after reading and listening biggerpockets for a while, I think I am clearer on my goal now:1. Start investing locally, and be an expert in a submarket here.2. Done 10M w...
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Hello BP Community, My name is Marc Gregorio and I am a newbie investor from Glenarden, Maryland. I am excited about finally pursuing my passion for real estate investing. My background is in the transportation sec...
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I've always studied that the buy and hold strategy builds wealth while fix/flip/wholesale builds capital? What are you opinions? What is your preferred strategy?
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Last Wednesday (7/26/16) @Brandon Turner hosted his weekly webinar and the topic was about Rental Property Investing. He named five "Rights" during the webinar and identified one of the rights as having "The Right Hus...
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Very interested in learning all I can about passive income, acquiring wealth and realistic goals to hit before I turn 30. Buying a duplex in the next few months and this seems like a good community to be in.