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My husband and I are thinking about getting a duplex, or a single family home with basement near the State Penitentiary, in 30315 / 30316. We've looked at Pittsburgh, South Atlanta, Lakewood and Lakewood Heights. From...
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Would prefer to do something closer to home so I can avoid having to get on a plane to monitor the deal. Is it smart to do it around here?
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What does the surge in 2024 of newbies (inexperienced & making mistakes) doing creative financing purchases, mean for 2025? I think a new administration brings new ideas and new people. They may take an interest.S...
hello all,I'm from southeast iowa and I was hoping to run some numbers in front of all the investors on BP!I'll get right to it. The house I am looking at buying is a 1200 sq ft house with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and...
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We found a 2 family property asking 115K. We will offer 85K and keep out fingers crossed he accepts. We have spoken to a contractor, for rehab. His estimate is 70K, that includes turning it into a 3 family and add...
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Hey guys!Many of my posts have been related to what I do from a business standpoint, but I wanted to switch gears a bit. I eventually want to get into my own investment properties (after my student debts are completel...
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The church where I've been a member for the last 10 years is trying to recruit a new pastor, as our previous pastor moved back to his home state after 9 years with us. Like many churches, our congregation is both agi...
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Hello all,I'm an out of state newbie investor looking at a couple properties in Rockford, IL and would like to get some local insight and help before I pull the trigger. The properties i'm looking at look good in the ...
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Hello everyone, Im new to the real estate investment space and would like some advice. I want to begin my realestate journey with multi family properties. More particularly duplex, triplex and quadraplex. With that be...
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Building a new SFH (and then holding it as a rental) appears to be a better option than buying an existing SFH. If you build (via managing a general contractor), you should (ideally) know more about how the property w...