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Hi BP, I've been in real estate professionally since 2003 and flipped (before that term was even born!) my first house in 1992 in Christchurch, NZ. I am a licensed real estate agent and have sold commercial, resort (P...
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Hi everyone,I'm looking to find some BRRRR rental properties in Des Moines to buy and hold. I'm new to investing; my only experience with real estate is buying and renovating my single-family home. I want to start by ...
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Hey BP family, I've been M.I.A. for several months from BP, in order to focus my attention to building up more capital to hopefully expand my investment options and opportunities. I finally accepted the reality that t...
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Hi everyone! I'm making a trip out to Houston next week (really to Dallas first for the Brad Sumrok event) then heading to Houston to meet with commercial property managers in the area. Was looking for any recos from ...
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I have a unit with a dropped ceiling. I feel like it looks dingy and cheap and I'm hoping one of you fine investors can give me ideas on either good tiles to use or an alternative to the dropped ceiling. Thanks in adv...
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I am new to Houston from Chicago and want to get into real estate flipping as well as buy and hold. I have a rental property in Illinois. I want to give my children the gift of property so I am looking for some prop...
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Hi all, I've been researching a few different options to start off my portfolio. I eventually came down to the decision of using a FHA loan to obtain a 2-4 unit(3) building. I have also considered going to get my real...
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Anyone use a different exterior door and shutter color scheme from one unit to the next in a multifamily building or complex...town house style...to provide some character and personal space feeling? If so, how did i...
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Hello everyone, My name is Markees. I'm in the Greenbelt, Maryland area and was looking for advise on finding a great Real Estate Agents or If anyone had any referrals to a couple good agents. I was going to call ar...
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Attending networking events and local real estate investment group meetings is a fantastic way to meet prospective sellers and buyers. New and seasoned investors can meet and mingle, exchange ideas and refer business ...