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I keep hearing on the podcast that house flippers always tend to use other lenders, hard money, etc... Even in J Scott's book on Flipping Houses says that they use investors and don't really use their own money.What I...
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I only have 10 listings currently but my goal is to ramp this up pretty rapidly towards 50+ units and I can already see housekeeping and linens being my #1 stumbling block. Linens: We do houses not apartments for the ...
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Hi BP Community!
I'm looking to start syndicating assisted living portfolio in Florida and am seeking an experienced operator in the space. This operator would be knowledgeable in the legal process, day to day operat...
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Hello RE experts!
I'm looking to purchase an empty lot to construct and sell a house in Bay Area/San Jose area. Can someone help provide a breakdown of costs? I've been reaching out to contractors but many will not p...
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Hello Again BP Community!Recently started analyzing properties using the Rental Calculator, which I love. While ultimately we plan to try multi family units outside SF. We’d like to try a house hack on a 2-4 unit here...
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I need your thoughts... I am a managing broker who was self sponsored until this year when I took on an agent and licensed assistant. My business is medium sized, we only work with buy and hold investors in a handfu...
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I saw an Year end report that talks about negative net migration trend in cook county and especially in the city of Chicago. I’m curious how investors take these numbers. I see such articles on negative net migration...
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I am seeing a larger number of people get into the Short Term Rental Space as they can cash flow their properties better than a LTR. For people who are looking into STRs, currently have them, or brokers whom have clie...
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Hey guys! Just recently purchased my first two properties with conventional 15-yr mortgages. This of course maxed out my debt to income ratio, making it very hard for me to get another conventional loan this year. My ...
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I'm a seasoned retail real estate investor but I don't know anything about multifamily. What are the advantages/disadvantages compare to other types of real estate investing. What's your niche? Is it a four flex, o...