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Hi everyone,I am a 23 year old that has a day job but is looking to begin buying/renting out properties on the side. I am not afraid of hard work but I also want to work smart as well. The two things holding me back...
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Hello BP community. I'm on the verge of firing my GC and need some feedback. I don't want to make sure I am being fair and not overreacting.Background story. Bought a 5-plex we knew needed some work, floors had 5-6" d...
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Lately I've been contemplating a cash out refi on my primary residence (because of the 5% rates); I was reading some old forum posts on refinancing and thought about this:
Why would someone cash out refinance in or...
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I decided to drive for dollars in Ft. Worth & Haltom City today and I was impressed of what I saw. I have only dealt in the Dallas market, specifically the Fair Park area. There were a few FSBOs and also new house...
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We have a larger rental home in TX that was built 2017. In August 2018, we had epoxy flooring installed in the 3 car garage. In November we vacated the property and had the place professionally cleaned. Property was v...
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Happy 4th everyone.
We just got our new tenants signed their lease, and received a message that they would like to do a walk through a week before move in. I have never had this before, I told them they will have 7 d...
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So I'm super frustrated because I'm on my 3rd deal and I have yet to successfully find a credit partner or the infamous private lenders I read about in the books. I studied, and networked, and podcast, and webcast, an...
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The LLC debate rages on here at BP. Rarely does a day pass without an investor asking whether they should use an LLC or not. Perhaps BP should have a whole forum just devoted to this question . . .Having an LLC is ...
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Has anyone talked to these guys? Peter Vekselman and Joe McCall?I’m always interested in ways I can plug holes in my business and farm out the things that I am not best at. So I looked into Peter Vekselman and Joe M...
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Coming into real estate investing something I learned from the start is how much people dislike property management companies. A common complaint I hear is how they feel like there property is treated as just a number...