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I sold my single family home after 14 long years. Just got feed up with the high taxes and no appreciation. I’ve decided to rent in the short term and I’m considering purchasing a multi family (duplex) in either Wes...
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I have decided to take the deep dive into real estate investing. I've been doing an insane amount of research and I think I'm (Lets be real, I KNOW) getting stuck with analysis paralysis and I haven't even looked at a...
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17 weeks17 weeks ago I finally took action with my BP membership. I looked yesterday and I found the website in 2013 and became a member. And I stopped.In spring of 2016, my son expressed an interest in RE investing a...
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Am I the only one that still owns property from the mid-2000 Housing crisis/bubble? I built a new home in Northern Virginia in late 2005 and watched it lose 50% of its value the next few years. I was over $200,000 in ...
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So I am finding my first problem. The fear of finding a deal and not being able to finance it. A lot of deals require a EMD. No problem. However, if you get that deal and put the EMD in, now it's on you to find the r...
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Working on my first flip here. I had to make cuts to my repair budget because my Realtor says it's a buyers market and not to go too crazy on the rehab. Just fix it up nice enough to put on the market at a low price p...
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Hello,
I am relatively new to real estate investing as I purchased my multi-family building in Chicago back in 2021 putting in twenty percent down of the purchase price. My interest rate was just over 3 percent. At t...
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Is anyone here investing in Austin, TX? What's the play here? Are flips where it's at, or are ppl stocking up on rentals due to the Apple building and Tesla building going up? What strategies are working the best here...
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I am far from an expert as I don’t currently invest in commercial real estate, but I have to admit that I am getting concerned with the commercial banking side (commercial loans). I hesitate to post this as my experi...
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Hi, I’m from New York and looking for my first intended investment property.Midland TX InvestorsCan you recommend a property Management Company there?And is Midland a lucrative investment area for rentals?