Clenvic Cayme
Problems with contractor
So me and my brother recently got our first deal in November. We interviewed and got quotes from several contractors, and one of them seemed to be by far the most knowledgeable and reasonably affordable. He was also r...
James H.
Path of Positive Progress
I read a post in here somewhere that someone stated that they only buy long term investments in neighborhoods that are on the Path of Positive Progress.
I grew up much of my life in Austin, Texas and witnessed neigh...
Jon W.
Detroit Land Bank Authority
Hello BP,Has anyone rehabbed a Detroit property under the supervision of the Detroit Land Bank Authority. I am considering a property but do not know about all of the hoops that you need to jump through in order to k...
Zachary Kucharek
Student Debt or Real Estate Investing???
Hello All,I have been plugging away at a large sum of student debt over 100k after attending Physical Therapy School for my Doctorate. I am working full time and paying over 2k a month to my student loans and have ref...
Kwame Essieh
The Fire Next Door
Over the summer a house against the back of my property burned down. Thankfully no one was hurt but the bones of the property remain. To put it plainly it looks ROUGH and it doesn't seem like much progress is being ma...
Caleb Leick
Excited to get started!
Hello All,
I've been a free member of BP for a couple of years and had not put much effort or thought into it's resources. Finally ready to take the plunge and actually start investing in real estate rather than just...
Anastasia Jordan
Birmingham Land Bank Trust for rehab rentals.
Has anyone here ever used the BLTB to obtain properties to rehab/rent? Please share the time line to took to get possession of the property. I have already submitted an application on a property and was told to submi...
Aladdin M.
SFR #1 in Indianapolis, IN
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Indianapolis.
Purchase price: $26,500
It's a row-house style, 2/1 SFR, at 972 SFQT. After looking at this property online, I asked m...
Brandon Wagner
Northern Virginia primary residence Investment
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $535,000
Cash invested: $43,560
I purchased my own single family residence. I use the basement as a short term ren...
Alex Ferraro
Listing Property Prior to Completed Construction
I’m finishing up a gut rehab on the Northside of Chicago in the next few weeks, and am wondering whether it makes sense to market my rental unit prior to the construction being 100% completed and professional pictures...