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My husband and I have been looking for our first rental - with an 150,000 upper limit. We wanted to start small, no major risk. We'll put abut 50% down. We're looking mainly at condos and townhouses as we are afraid t...
Hi, first time posting here. A little story about me is, I am unmarried, and late 20s. I was fortunate to make about $750k this year and next year the expected salary is $900k. I have a 1.2M house with 25%-ish equity,...
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I currently own one rental property and planning one more by the end of year for cash. What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this as opposed to financing.
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I want to know the most creative way you've ever financed a real estate purchase.Mortgage? Pish, I've done that.You sold plasma? Tell me more.Seller Financing? I'm all ears!Brandon Turner told us in How We Bought a 2...
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Lets just say you bribed your girlfriend with a puppy and she said she's willing to move anywhere in the country to support your real estate investing career.....Where would you go?
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I know many members on BP use the 50% rule as a screening technique.. I was curious if anyone uses a range of estimates for expenses to estimate potential profit, rather than strictly 50% - either while they are ...