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Hi Everyone,My name is John, and this is my first (second?) post on BP. I'm in my late 20s, but only started working my 9-5 (7-4 in my case) 3 years ago and I'm supporting my fiancee through school, so I'm still worki...
Hello all... My name's Bryan, I'm a recent grad of Ohio State University in May of '14 with a degree in financial services, and I am brand new to BP. Since graduation, I've been working in the finance department at a ...
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Hey!Im Sarah im a 17 year old girl with a passion for real estate. I don't currently have a "real job" but I work as a full time YouTuber. Running my YouTube business has given me time to save for my future real estat...
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Hopefully , this can motivate someone struggling to start or find a deal. I started this real estate journey in Houston Tx in 2016. I graduated from college in 2015 , you can imagine fresh out of college with a deg...
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So I'm qualifying for a mortgage for the first time.
The mortgage is $3500/month. I make $4000/month while I attend college. After I graduate with the combined income from my spouse, we would be making significantly ...
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I have a nephew graduating from college and relocating to my area. I’m thinking about buying another 2-4 unit multi family building with him on the loan and him occupying 1 unit so we can use an FHA 3.5% loan. I wil...
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Hello everyone,
My name is Christopher, I live in Woodland Hills CA, and I am currently a student at UCLA. Ive always known I want to get started on my real estate journey early, but I am ready to completely jump in...
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My broker takes 46% of my commission: 40% in general and then an additional 6% that was explained to me as being for "advertising, office materials/use, etc." I've been using office materials accordingly. I recently f...
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To my surprise, after 8 months I found out last week that the 2 people who signed the lease do not live there. Their daughter lives in the house with her boyfriend. I’ve never felt the need to just drop by unannounc...
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Aloha everyone, I'm trying to purchase my first multi-family property in Hawaii. Listed at $2mil, seller is willing to finance 50% of purchase price and I have $50K of my own savings. Any suggestions on how I can acqu...