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Looking for advice on what type of funding to use on my first multi family. I have heard pros and cons for both avenues. Wondering if anyone has an opinion or personal experience they can lend to this topic.
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Madison.
Purchase price: $176,000
Cash invested: $40,000
Sale price: $270,000
Single family home as residence and then held a...
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Yes I know seasoned experts will say that time in the market matters more than timing the market, but is right now really the right time to buy? The fed is due to bump up interest rates this year, yet demand is still ...
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I'm in the midst of searching for my first property and have narrowed down my ideal RE strategy to BRRRR. Presently, I'm determining how to keep my capital at acquisition fairly low. Would it be more cost effective t...
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Here's my monthly market update - sorry I'm a bit late posting this one as we're already nearly half-way through September!
Supply – record lows, contradicting seasonal norms
- There were 15% fewer homes listed thi...
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Hi All, I'm leaving my primary residence to move to another State shortly and am intending to rent it out rather than sell it. Based on the time of year, rent prices for what I could realistically get for it are about...
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I am considering moving my IRA to a self-directed IRA and told a friend and he said he took the tax hit and depleted his IRA and is happy he did. He said even with the tax consequences he came out ahead. He has comp...
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Hello BP Community,Almost two years ago, my father and I started a flipping business together. Since then, we have flipped three houses (two already this year), and will be closing on our fourth in a couple of weeks....
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I just returned from the American Association of Private Lenders conference (AAPL) in Las Vegas and thought I’d write a review. If you loan your own money, perhaps run a fund, fractionalize, or otherwise accept m...
So after reading BP for quite a while and studying up on the various ways I could start investing, I finally took the plunge with my Roth IRA. Here’s how I got my start and how it’s elevating me to the next level and...