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I own a medical office in a retail strip in West Michigan. My landlord recently asked if I'd be interested in purchasing the strip from him as he recently moved out of town and is looking to offload. Currently isn't o...
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Hey everyone!I am in the process of purchasing my first investment property! It is a three family home, I plan on living in one of the units while the other two units already have tenets. I am currently under contract...
I have recently purchased my first flip project in Point Pleasant, NJ and I am hoping to use the information on BP to make this a profitable deal. Hoping to network with other investors who might want to work on de...
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Hi,
I am curious to see what people think the most useful degree would be for a real estate investor. I believe nothing beats real life experience of getting your hands dirty. However, if an investor was going to get ...
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There is a REO listing agent who hires a local structural engineer to do a slab report on apparently any listing with cracks in the drywall. The listing then includes a report that typically measures slope of slab, s...
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My partner and I have done a lot of research, and I know how to find leads by looking for blue tarps, beat up houses, tall grass, etc. We have found more than 10 abandoned homes, and we have tried to contact the homeo...
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I have been managing family properties for many years as a side job. But I’ve decided to go all in at this point. I have been managing over 20 SFH and never had anyone teach me, I just went with my own thing. Property...
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hi BP members, first, thanks Brandon and Josh for the BP podcast and the forum for all the wonderful information and inspiration stories. I listen to a couple podcasts a day while driving around as a homecare PT in P...
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Is it normal for a property manager's agreement to take the tenant's security deposit and hold it for the life of the lease? A PM I considered stipulated this in the contract. It also put the liability on me to pay it...
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Is anyone aware of how to find out if there are any cell towers up for leasing? Also, has anyone been through the process of getting one placed on your property. I've heard if it you haven't been approached, to not wa...