Jacob MacIsaac
First-time out of state investor
Hi friends. I’ve been exploring alternative means to replace my 9-5 income and have settled on long-term rentals to do so. I am closing escrow selling my personal residence in San Diego to move to another part of the ...
Dante Barnes
Analyzing my first deal
Hey everyone! My name is Dante Barnes and I am from Texarkana, TX. I am 22 years old, and just got married 3 months ago. I have been studying real estate through podcasts, books, and networking for the last 6 months a...
Desiny Smith
Calculating Expenses as a First Time Investor
I've recently been pre-approved for an FHA mortgage. Right now I am looking for a foreclosed or vacant multi to fix in the city of Albany, NY using the 203K product as well as city grants and then refinance (aka the B...
James H.
Do you ever just worry a little bit?
Last night, I worried about my rental and soon to be rental as I was going to sleep. They are older houses. Both are in good condition, but both still have original plumbing and electric. No ground wire, galvanized fr...
Chris Reyes
Out of State investing Tips and Warnings
Hello Everyone,My fiance and I have started looking into investing out of state after months of debating of how we are going to expand our real estate portfolio. I am from Northern Colorado and our state has enjoyed a...
Heather D.
Anxious about financing the first deal
Where to start -- I'm a newbie when it comes to actually applying all the information I've pounded into my head about real estate over the last decade. Finally got the stars all lined up to leap off the cliff and do...
Logan L.
What would you do in my situation?
Hi BP community!I am looking for some advice. I am a newer investor located halfway between Raleigh and Fort Bragg, NC. My wife and I currently have two investment properties and our primary residence. House 1 is loca...
Kyle Swengel
Bonus Depreciation and My CPA’s Advice
Hello BP,I have a fourplex in Tucson that I bought a couple years ago now. I’ve been renovating it and am almost done. I asked my CPA about bonus depreciation and doing a Cost Seg study on the property so I could get ...
Kris Kempe
Subject to exit strategy PLS HELP
Hey BP fam,
Have a single family home I got under contract and planned on wholesaling. Nice property in Texas and the entry is 12k. The only issue is the interest rate is 7.125%. I’ve tried posting it in communities...
Julie Chai
Is Booking.com a good platform to use for hosts?
I just signed up for Booking.com and got my first reservation within a week and turned out they were a bad guest. The guest had brought additional guests than they listed on the reservation, doesn't respond to my mes...