Chibuzor Alumba
Bad First Investment - Newbie Beware
My very first deal:Purchase price: $205,000Down payment: 11% + 2% closing costsHouse Type: Single FamilySqft: 678 (WHAT? This isn't even a tight market nor a great neighbourhood. How did I get sold this crap lol)Locat...
Mindy Jensen
From $0 Net Worth to $1 Million in Financing in 2-1/2 years
Our Director of Operations, @Scott Trench , is quite young in the grand scheme of things.But his experience level raises his age considerably, and his thought processes show just how wise-beyond-his-years he truly is....
Jeff Plotkin
Appraisals came in WAAAAY too low? Options?
I went for my first two BRRRR deals at the same time this summer and everything went great. I got tenants in both properties and they turned out beautifully. Both homes were purchased and rehabbed with cash. Today, I ...
Ben Leybovich
What Did You Do Today?
If I were to guess, here's what my friends did today:@Serge S. spend today thinking hard about the next $500,000@Brian Burke took his wife in his plane to Malibu, or something, and spent money he has@Brandon Turner to...
Hannah Espejo
First fix and flip with no reserves hard money
Hello everyone I have been doing a ton of research in regards to fix and flipping my first home! As everyone knows this market is a little slim however I will be putting in the work. My situation as it stands is tough...
Brendon Woirhaye
Los Angeles County Rent Control
As many of you know, Proposition 10 is on the ballot for November, and if passed, it would repeal Costa-Hawkins which significantly prevents individual cities from imposing rent control. It is shaping up to be a majo...
Brandon Holley
Court declares mandatory rental inspections unconstitutional
The Southern District of Ohio, in Columbus ruled that the City of Portsmouth Ohio’s occupational licensing requirements imposed rental property inspections and licensing fees upon the landlord, violating the Fourth Am...
Anna Watkins
My recent Tax Lien Auction experience in Tennessee - lost, but got an education
I went to my first ever tax lien auction on May 20, in Franklin County, Tennessee (my home county). TN is a "hybrid" state -- if you win the auction, you get a first lien on the property, and if it's not redeemed wit...
Trent Stevens
I am new and want advice
Hey everyone I am brand new to investing. I want to get into single family buy and hold. I have been listening to B.P podcast and others for about 6 months, I am really excited to start my hand in it. A little about m...
Donald S.
A successful (barely) first flip!
So I just finished doing all the calculations for this flip. Man it was a beast. Almost 10 months from close to close and a huge project for a first time flipper.So here's what I got:I had a call from a direct mail ca...