Mike C.
Getting started from Seattle, Washington (WA)!
Hi all! I’m a 24 year old aerospace engineer and flight instructor in the Seattle area.I’m originally from Rhode Island, went to college at Purdue in Indiana, and have been working in Seattle full-time since 2012.I r...
Lauren Lucas
Would you consider college to be essential when going into a field such as real estate?
Would you consider college to be essential when going into a field such as real estate?
Aaron McGinnis
Flip report - Sinkhole (56k go home)
Well, some of you may recall that some months ago I posted a flip blog for the Heart Attack house. We bought two houses, side by side, on a street in a developing area. The Heart Attack house was a gut-out renovation....
Greg Newson
Is this private money loan legit?
I've been asked to pay $1,365.00 for Appraisal fee, loan origination and processing fees before loan can be sent to underwriting. It's a 6 month fix and flip loan at 8.65% plus 3 points in and 2 out. It's my first dea...
Jason White
Retiring with $1.5 Million to invest. What would you do?
Hey folks, looking for some ideas and inspiration here. How would you invest in real estate if you had a few extra dollars in a trust, say $1.5 Million, and your goals were to:Maximize income for yourself in retireme...
Jason E.
Areas to buy in Houston
I live in Beaumont but I am looking to invest in the Houston market. I am looking to invest in single family home rentals in the $150k price range. What areas would you suggest I look? Any suggestions or advice wo...
Gary F.
Investing in Philippines or Thailand?
I’m playing with the idea of buying for cash flow and for occasional vacation use in either of these countries. I saw (online and YouTube) a couple very nice developments in Cebu (Mactan Newton) and Manila.
I have n...
Alvin Bittner
New Build to Rent -- Is it a pipe dream?
This would be my first venture into real estate so I'm not sure how to go about figuring out if this will work.I would like to build new houses to rent.I'm unable to do any of the labor and quite a bit short on cash.H...
Ned Carey
Getting blown out in todays tax sale
Baltimore tax sale is going on as I write this. Getting blown out. Extreme competition in our space. Typically there would be only on or two other bidders on the low end properties. Today we have 4-8 bidders even o...
James G.
Market Crashes... What's the Big Deal?
Hi BP. If I have a rental property (Let's say a 4plex) and the market crashes, what's the big deal? Won't I still have my tenants in there paying my rent every month, thus I'll still be getting equity in the property?...