Michael Breedlove
Newbies owner occupy 4plex and Considering What Next!
I did research, read books, listened to podcasts, and met with people who had real estate experience for about 2 years. Then my wife and I purchased our first investment property in May of 2017 in Old Jefferson, La (j...
Shea Spinelli
How much cash out would you take?
We purchased a rural, small multi-family (12 units) in July of 2017. We added 3 units (to 15) and made some minor changes. These have increased our value by 75% through forced appreciation and buying it right. Along w...
Tyler Wittwer
What do you do when you feel your home market is to expensive?
Looking to expand outside of my home market. Still a relatively new real estate inventor. I purchased 2 properties last year but its to expensive in my home market and want to look somewhere with better cash flow. Wh...
John Transue
My story as military active duty using VA loans (2002-2018)
Hi! I figured the military investing category is a good one to post my experience. I've been in the Army for a little over 20 years and am looking to retire in the next several years. We've been investing in rental...
Paul Zofsak
Initial loan with hard money and then refi with conventional???
It was suggested to me that I could use hard money to secure a property and then refinance 3-4 months or so later to a conventional loan. The idea being that a refinance is easier to acquire than a standard conventi...
Bob Huggins
Airbnb's How to get more bookings and monthly reports?
Hello BP!. My first Post, looking for some guidance and advice. I have 5 STR listings that i help manage for a friend and was wondering what are some tricks for getting bookings on the off seasons and best way to pri...
Connie Stainbrook
Why buy larger apartment buildings?
Hi All,I am selling a duplex for 2.3 mil. I am doing a 1031 exchange. Based on the 200% rule I can buy as many properties I want as long as they don't exceed 200% of the sale of my property. I want to split the m...
Joseph Hoot
Deal Analysis Training - Athens, GA
Hi BP Community!I'm trying to get a better handle on property analysis and adjustments that I should be making when analyzing a deal. I'd like to take this property as an example and see what input others have:
Prop...
Matt Alvino
Bigger Pockets 90 Day Challenge - A Success Story
Hey everyone, Closed on my first investment property just shy of a week ago. A big part of my success, besides the podcast, was committing to the 90 Day Challenge. I started on Jan 28th after a Brandon Webinar, made m...
Ryan Lauretta
American living abroad looking to invest in midwest
Hi everyone, overall goal is 8-10% COC and total 15-20% ROI 5-10 year period. Strategy right now is to place 50% of the cash on syndicates focusing on class B/C residential assets and another 50% of cash on single fa...