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Hi Everyone! We have been investing for 7 -8 years now and the banks r now saying we are at a 43% debt ratio. I've always used the smaller banks but I NOW NEED a great bank not a hard money lender. We have great liqu...
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Hello everyone I'm new here and from Southern California (Long Beach area). I'll get right to it: I've got some funds sitting in a savings account and I'm looking to get into something more worthwhile. The problem is ...
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Newer member to the BP community living in the San Antonio area. My life has slowed (career, school, family) to the point where I am ready to get to work with real estate investing. I am looking for a mentor in the ar...
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Hello BP’ers, I’d like some feedback on a method for buy and holds. I’ve looked around the forum but I haven’t seen anything specifically written about it. I think I heard this mentioned on one of the BP podcasts, but...
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I'm still new to BP, so I am not sure on the proper etiquette... Please correct me if I should post this some other way.I have been working on finding my first deal, and this BIG ONE landed in my lap. 26 units all wit...
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Hello all new and established BPs. A conversation in January with a coworker (and BP fan) opened our eyes and here we are - we just closed on a cash-out refi of our primary residence (in Missouri) today @ 2.875% and ...
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Hey guys, so I keep flip flopping on how I want to structure my real estate business plan in the future. We always talk about "good debt" on BP and I understand that you can use the properties you have to leverage int...
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Okay so a quick background so you can understand how I cornered myself in this position. Background:When I got out of the Army I bought a duplex foreclosure with my former wife. We divorced about a year later and sold...
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I've been shopping my local area in Wilmington, NC for tax and bookkeeping services, but most fee structures are quite high for the 3 properties I currently have in my portfolio. Separate from their tax filing fees,...
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I have recently started to consider flipping as I'm already an investor and a licensed GC. I don't have a large funnel for off market deals so I was considering becoming a licensed agent such that I could go after dea...