Michele Velazquez
How Do We Find Which City To Invest In
I have decided I want to invest in a multi-family triplex or duplex. I live in So Cal so I prefer to invest out of state, but what resources are there to help you pick from one of the thousands of cities in the U.S. ...
Gloria Sheridan
Reviewing Performance of My First RE Deal (Turnkey Rental)
I pretty regularly circle back and review my figures for prior deals to see if there are any tweaks I can make to improve the accuracy of my forecasted investment performance.I went back to the figures I’d prepared to...
Grant Shipman
Rather Than a BUNCH of books- why not master 1?
There's an addiction new or wanna-be investors have called education addiction. They drink books, articles, podcasts, classes, etc until they have a blurry-eyed hangover and then they repeat. I recommend mastering 1 ...
Tony Lin
Leverage existing 401k/IRA. Utilize SD IRA or SD 401k?
I've read a lot of material on self directed (including checkbook) options but still not sure the best approach. Would appreciate any advice. My situation: Currently employed. Have a large 401k from 7yrs at current co...
Sage Jankowitz
HML as exit strategy in wholesaling
I've come to the conclusion that using hard money lenders as a backup exit strategy is the way to go for wholesale deals. What a confidence boost. You can look a troubled seller right in the eye and tell them without ...
Chris Seveney
Note Investing No Win Situations
Wanted to share a recent no win situation. Have a borrower in BK and we filed post petition fees for proof of claim and a plan objection (since they originally did not include property in BK). Now the defense counsel ...
Stan Constant
Seeking advice and recommendations to buy first investment RE
Howdy,I have zero experience as real estate investor, but I want to learn!I stumbled on BiggerPockets Podcast while I was watching some other RE informational videos. The show is very well put together, so informative...
Britney Allan
STR/AIR BNB- House, apt or Condo- Which is best?
Looking in the near future to get my first investment property and leaning most towards going the Air BNB/STR route. Is this even the best route? Or is LTR better in your opinion?I am wondering which property type is ...
Barb F.
REO / low appraisal / house hack / first-time buyer
Hey BP family, long post for a newbie with the highest offer on an REO. I could use some outside eyes to help me see if I'm assessing my situation correctly.I've been casually browsing the market in my expensive Virgi...
Elisha Keller
Newbie Question #4: Number one Mistake
As I've been on BP I've been reading as much as possible--even the ones that sounded scary. I want to learn the worst things about being a landlord as well as the positives. The question for the day:
What was...