should I pay off a car note to build credit or use secured loans to build credit quickly? Not a fan of car note because it will slow down my down payment savines but if it will build credit that I will need later I gu...

I wanted to introduce myself to the forum. This is my first BP post although I created an account last year, I haven't really used the site yet. I am a real estate investor in Cleveland, OH, working primarily with mul...

Hello people,I’ve been thinking a lot lately. I’ve got some spare money but not enough to buy my first house as that will still take up some time. How would you start investing in my case? REITs just got licensed in P...

So I've been into REI for a little over a week and I thought I'd start just throwing in some numbers onto the calculator here on BP. Well, every single report I do gives me an awful return. I'm not sure if this is wro...

 I see a lot of potential "projects" in my area. My concern is that how do I know it will work? I mean more specifically, what information do I look for in an area and where would I locate this information? Is it inco...

Sup again BP family,

As an update on a prior thread my group has purchased a MHP in Rock Hall, MD that I bird dogged and they have brought me on to help so I can learn more about the business. None of us have purchas...

We are looking to refi our current house (pull some equity out) and use that to buy another home. We will live in the new home and rent out the one we refinanced. The numbers look like we'd be able to cash flow the re...

Hello Everyone!I am trying to break down different scenarios for a future flip in Chicago and was hoping I can get some feedback from people.  I do plan to do this under my own name and not in the name of an LLC(for t...

I did what everyone seems to do.  I read the books, got motivated, and learned it was time to learn.  While I build the bankroll to get the investing started, I've decided to spend a year or two getting educated on th...

I am focusing on two of my properties in this question.  In property #1, the house is worth 180K, I owe 125K.  I have a 15 year fixed rate of 3.625%.  In property #2, the house is worth 375K.  I have two loans on it, ...