Ted Brown
ROI in Boise market doesn't seem profitable. What am I missing??
I have been reading the forums and using the calculators attempting to get some good investments to buy and rent in Boise. I have been working with a Realtor that has been helpful but every time I look at a property ...
Robbie Pollard
FIRST TIME FLIPPER(Memphis,TN)
I have a $45,000 cash budget (this includes purchase and rehab)and i'm thinking about investing in a govt. foreclosure or REO in the memphis market. I've looked at over 50 houses in various areas of the Memphis marke...
Matthew Weirath
Funding first rental
Ok, I'm really looking for advice and curious to see what others would do in my situation. I currently own my primary residence and have about 60k in equity. Another 74k in index funds and 10k cash. I've been trying t...
Kinnari Pandya
Tampa For Real Estate Investment?
Hi,Looking for guidance on investing in Tampa, what’s the vacancy rate, days on market? Specific zip codes that do really well? Also, what can be rented out easily, in terms of size and number of bedrooms? I am lookin...
Tom Conant
How to find local self storage for off market deals
Happy New Year everyone!I’ve had success sending direct mail to homeowners and would like to do the same for self storage facilities for my first deal.Any recommendations on how to start building a list of local self ...
Nazz Wang
Finder's fee
Hi BP family,
What do you typically pay for finders fee? A % of purchase or a fixed fee?
Audrey Sommer
How to Calculate 5-Year Rent Growth
I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on how to calculate a relatively accurate 5 year rent growth for a market? I'm working through the "picking a market" worksheet and workshop, and there are no clear in...
Tamara Taylor
Buying an REO from a VA bank
I am ready to buy my first house to flip (yay!) and it's owned by a VA bank. They've been slow, which I expected, but now they want things to close quickly. I think they were holding out for a vet to buy the property....
Tracy Thompson
Single family returns? 12% over a 30 year period and $200/month?
After reading The Book on Rental Property Investing three times and searching daily for five months, we believe that we are close to closing on our first single family home that is 700 square feet and in very good con...
Biraj Patel
Starting in Real Estate with $500k
Some background: My dad recently passed away leaving my mom with a $500k life insurance check. Live in Dallas, TX and Mom is a real estate agent (although not very connected/active) so has access to MLS. We have enoug...