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I'm going to use this thread to hold myself accountable, and hopefully help anyone else who may learn from my experiences!After launching my own website in 2012, Go To Thread Here...Dabbling in direct mail with @Jerry...
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I am currently on vacation in Northstar, Truckee, CA.... And looking at multifamily in the general area, and saw a couple of properties in Incline Village & Carson City.... Any one has any expertise with the area?...
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1.0 IntroductionI really enjoy reading other investors' diaries of their stories. I always learn a thing or two from what they did right and what they did wrong. It is also what led to my first diary on BP - I want to...
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Hello I'm Alex, The saying goes, "You can't judge a book by its cover." I may not have much of a cover to show, but I do have a story to tell, and I hope you will find it intriguing. My parents started flipping ho...
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Hello BP, After listening to podcast 167 with Kevin Wood, I am posting of my successes for my first year of investing. I've been reluctant to post because my family has raised me right which means you don't talk abou...
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Hi everyone-
We haven’t been able to get renters for our 3 bedroom, 2 bath property in Barryville, NY
Now that we are entering into November we are worried that it will be vacant for the winter.
Property manager ha...
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Dear Pocketers,
How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?
While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...
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Has anyone invested in any vacation rentals in the Boone / Blowing Rock area? If so, what kind of property have you invested in (condo, cabin, house, etc.) and have you found it to be a good investment? And have you...
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Just walked away from my first deal. I’ve been looking for several months for a two family, in a good area, with potential for value add through renovations. I found a single family with a detached cottage already ren...