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After 2 costly & unsuccessful lawsuits with our homophobic former Waco, TX community bank lender, my husband & I are seeking an LGBTQ-friendly funding source to help us re-purchase, rehab & expand our form...
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Call me crazy and dumb just for pulling this trigger. My territory is usually here in Southern California and I do pretty decent here wholesaling. Anyway, I just recently made an offer on a property out in Iola, Kan...
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Do you call yourself a real estate investor or a real estate entrepreneur? If you consider yourself both, do you prefer using one term over the other?
I'm just curious about what BP members call themselves ...
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I am new to investing in real estate. Can someone help me. I am a veteran. I can use a VA backed loan. After purchasing a property I plan on holding it and using it for short term rentals( Airbnb / home away).
Does a...
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I am super excited to say I met with my first motivated seller about an hour ago. Let me first say sorry if my post runs pretty long but here is how I got to where I am.I started my direct mail campaign on Tuesday nig...
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Hello Everyone,Piggybacking on another post about CPA recs, I wanted to share my experience with my current CPA and get feedback My CPA does not disclose up front what costs would be associated with meetings, advice a...
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Hello All, Question for the forum: How do you find a good commercial real estate realtor/broker in any market? Especially those who have deep connections in the market that will potentially pass your off-market deals ...
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Hello BP community,I've had a terrible experience with a PM company in CO. They approved a tenant in Dec. 2023, with 4 prior evictions (latest being in 2018), and some other misdemeanors, and the PM ended up evicting ...
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I want to start out-of-state BRRRR. Does anyone have recommendation as to what city I should start? I am looking for places that has good potential to appreciate over time and good monthly return (~1%).
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What would I have to say to a realtor for them to get me access to the MLS? I never seen an MLS nor do I know how to use it to get accurate values on homes I want to get under contract. Will it cost me money to get ac...