So, I didn't intend to find a mentor initially.. I was just looking for some advice from someone I knew who did real estate and seemed successful to me.. So, I called my old landlord I had back in college about 6 year...

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Before finding this forum, I was so sure I was looking at good investment properties in the areas I was in (mostly populated downtowns in NE and NW). Then just yesterday, I saw posts on this site about 50K ...

Hi all,I got my real estate broker license in WA state earlier this week for the first time.I have been a full time employee in WA in the software field and would like to continue that while i kickstart on the side th...

A few people I've spoken with lately have advised me to get a real estate license. What is the general opinion on this subject? I can see the benefits of getting licensed, but I am apprehensive to spend the money on i...

Hi All,I'm looking to brainstorm with the BP community on something I experienced this past year on the real estate brokerage side of my real estate obsession. The situation: I represented a client who was selling a h...

As I've been thinking about how much to set aside for CapEx/maintenance expenses, I keep coming back to the questions of: "How much should I really be spending on X?" It isn't a matter of questioning the percentage of...

  This post is a little overdue as this pesky pandemic has made life somewhat hectic lately but I thought I’d like to share my first successful exit as an investor. In October of 2018, with the help of some investors,...

Hi all,I used to have a rental property, but sold it about 8 years ago and am now looking to get back into rentals as investments. I'm inheriting my mother's rambler home in Minnesota (valued at about $250,000) along...

I'm looking for a new Umbrella policy provider.  Progressive in California just nixed me because I have 3 properties, and their upper limit is 2.  Who did you get your Umbrella insurance from?  What was your cost roug...

Hello BP! I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. I currently have a VA loan on my primary residence at 3.75%. After getting several advertisements in the mail to refinance the loan with a VA IRRRL I decided to sta...