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As I continue to explore and prepare to be a REI I am finding people around me being very doubtful and advising against. The feedback is always about the headaches, constant tenant problems, constant repairs, evictio...
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Hi everyone,
I currently live in the Bay Area (California) and I’m interested in getting into real estate investment. My goal is to start out buying a multi-unit property in early 2021. Ideally, it’d be somewhere in...
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I am analyzing a deal to buy a freestanding Dollar General with a 6.3% cap rate and triple net lease with ten years left. I was excited about the deal until I visited the property and saw that there was a Dollar Gener...
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I have 250k to invest......
Should I use that as a DP for a 10-12 unit property?
-OR-
Leverage with other investors to jump directly into something bigger like a 40-50 unit?
I have property management experience ...
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I am finally accepting the fact that I need to file for an extension and work with a CPA. How do I go about vetting one and getting on someone's schedule at this point in time? Any recommendations in the Raleigh, NC, ...
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NYTimes asks has home buying and how home buyers look at buying fundamentally changed? Austin and Austin home buyers were profiled in this Sundays NYTimes article. I can't post the link but there is a paywall anyway...
With all the creative R/E investors here on BP lets chat and share about the loopholes you have used. Maybe loopholes is considered "taboo" to some so lets call them rules that seem to "favor" those educated (My new ...
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Hi BP Community !
As a new investor/ not as experienced investor , what mistakes did you make early on in your career? And what would you tell a new investor to do to avoid these mistakes?
Thanks !
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I have recently bought one single family residence from a turnkey provider in Indianapolis and am looking to buy another one possibly in Memphis or elsewhere before the end of this year. I was hoping to hear from inve...
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Hello reader,I’m 21 working at Northrup Grumman in California and I’m closing in on $30k saved from employment and stocks combined. Looking to get into real estate the right way from the start. Advice?