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Hello all,My name is Cal Douglass. I'm a licensed architectural engineer with 8 years of experience practicing mechanical, plumbing and fire protection design in Baltimore, DC and the surrounding areas. I currently li...
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Hello everyone !!Im a new Investor that sincerely has not done any deal yet but trying to accomplish my goals of this year I would like to know other investors from many parts but since im in Orlando Florida I would l...
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Good Morning Everyone!I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself and get a chance to interact with some other BP members. My name is Jason Pritchard and I am an aspiring RE investor from the Fresno/Clovis CA area....
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Hi Forum mates,I launched my first Airbnb last year and I am currently doing a cost segregation study. I am looking for a CPA who charges hourly and I need help with 2023 tax preparation (I will be qualifying for 100h...
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I feel really stupid because I just learned from this site that the scott yancey real estate investing workshop is a scam. I want to do real estate. I'm 32 years old. I have two children, a worthless two year degree. ...
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Ok so I want to make this quick and simple or at least try. So me and my fiance have been talking about investing into real estate properties together, but she just doesn't seem to interested as much as I am, I known ...
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So Dec. 2015 I started my real estate adventure. I'm a huge numbers guy so I love my spreadsheets and planning my financial future. Thus based on a 20% down per property mindset, I tried to gauge what I could realisti...
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Real estate in California is expensive. Especially in the bay area. That's why I'm looking to buy out of state. I have around 50k to put down as a down payment on my first property. The problem is, I am inexperienced ...
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For all of you STR owners out there, does anyone share my concern that AirBNB's policies are increasingly becoming too problematic?
My STRs are marketed toward the middle class, as opposed to really high end. I want...
I am single and work a full-time job in the school system and have accepted the fact I'll never have the financial security I want if I continue to do what I'm doing...I'll be working till the day I die:( So I did som...