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Good Morning BP and Happy New Year. Haven't posted in a while but I have a good one I wanted to share with the group. A question really. I am active duty Navy and have about 2 years left till retirement. I've been...
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First, a little background. I recently purchased a foreclosure quad. It is need of basic rehab such as: debris removal, cleaning, sheetrock repair, flooring, new entry doors, a couple of windows, some appliances...
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Hello BP investors!I need some of you guy's advice/inputs/critics/encouragement on my first investment.I live in Columbia, South Carolina. I am looking for my first home in downtown area.This house will turn into a re...
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BP has been great to me. To start I am a contractor and a investor. I started off this year by entering into a JV deal to purchase a home at a great price. The home needed work but 5-8k was all. Before everyone includ...
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Greetings all! My name is Lisa and I currently live in the West Loop area of Chicago and work as an interior designer. My boyfriend and I are in the stage of gathering information and formulating a plan to begin fli...
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Hi BP! My wife and I are about to start the inspection process on a SFR about a half mile from the quickly developing downtown Gilbert area outside of Phoenix. The house sits on one of the many artificial lakes here i...
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Hello,I unfortunatley started a flipping project going on 2 years and the lender has now started the foreclosure process. This is under an LLC and through a hard money lender. I finished most of the home's interior an...
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After doing mostly fix/flips, foreclosures, tax liens, I'm looking to buy my first buy and hold rental. I've been running the numbers and typically use 5% for Cap Ex, Vacancy, and repairs, which I think are the numbe...
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Hi everybody. My name is Ryan Smith and I am new to the world of real estate investing! Any and all advice is welcome!
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Hi BP fam!Here again with some exciting news... I'm buying a house!! Closing is scheduled for the 27th of this month and things are progressing as they should. I am super excited as well as nervous, but feel more read...