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I know the building is old but it has a nice CoC.I am asking my realtor to get the maintenance/repair records to see what has been done in the past.This will be an OOS investment and my first investment. My realtor wa...
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Hi BP community,
I'm a brand new investor in the process of completing my first purchase of a single family rental. I am leveraging a HELOC on my primary home to fund the 25% down payment for the investment property....
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The year is coming to a close pretty soon. But if anyone who has closed anything knows it takes about 30-45 days to close on real estate(if your lucky 15 lol) . So, later this month is the time to begin prepping(actua...
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MY FIRST INVESTMENT-DEAL OR NO DEAL!?I’m so grateful to the BP community. The many generous and knowledgeable people and resources are a blessing to a newbie like me. I was just introduced to the world of real estat...
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I'll try to keep this as specific as possible as to prevent the "...it depends" responses. I understand this is a lengthy post, but it is all in the interest of garnering the most pointed advice.BLUF: Wife and I own a...
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Greetings to all. What an interesting forum! My name is Geoff Flahardy. I have worked with 1031 exchange investments for over 13 years specializing in fractional ownerships (DSTs, TICs). I am not an investment advisor...
Last week I was having a conversation with my dad about retirement. Like most people, the majority of his retirement investments are done via his 401k. I came away from that conversation thinking, “If I was in his pos...
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Any comments on this articles and what you all out there in multifamily investment seeing?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-real-estate-haven-turns-peril... buildings, long considered a real-estate haven, are emergin...
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Hey guys,
I've read some of the BP success stories as well as stories outside of BP. Some of the stories state that they had no money, at all, when they bought their first property. My first thought is that this is ...
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I own two rentals, one in Grand Rapids, MI and one in Raleigh, NC, but live in NY. The GR home is a 1920's home valued at approx. $130k, I owe $100K. Lease is $1,100 a month. I make about $100 a month. Lease exp...