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Hello all, before you answer this question here's a little background.
My wife and I are 28 year olds, living in Southern California and we are starting to create our financial freedom portfolio in real estate. W...
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I have tenants in a sfh that are coming up on the end of there lease July 31st. The first year was a bit of a struggle with them, late rent payments and drama within the family. We weren't sure if we would recent to t...
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I have been hearing a lot of people speaking about putting your holding LLC into an irrevocable trust. I am having a hard time finding information about this topic and wondering if it’s worth the deep search. Thoughts?
When I talk to people who have never invested in real-estate before, half of them have no interest in it, while the other half are fearful of it.I usually investigate the people who are fearful of it and try to unders...
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I have a 4plex and two of the tenants moved out at the same time. Currently I am putting in new flooring, painting, appliances, etc. in both of the units.The question is should I stagger the ending lease dates when I ...
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I am trying to figure out how many markets I should focus on at once. From what I see, there are people who invest in different real estate markets all over the country. I also don't want to focus on one market, and n...
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My primary job is work as a firefighter/paramedic in the Bay Area of California and I dove into real estate wanting to spend more time with my friends and family and realizing my body is already breaking down from the...
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Hello BP Fam,
Im new to REI and i need some advice.
Should i focus on purchasing a primary residence or look into out of state investment property?
Heres my situation...My husband and i live in Miami, FL and the ...
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This is a silly question possibly. I have heard people in forums says regarding cap rates to pay attention to the overall trend. Just because you bought at a 7 cap today you need to follow the historical trends of the...
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Hi BP,My husband and I have been fans of the BP for a hot minute, and finally feel ready to start acquiring properties. We’ve made a few offers and none have panned out so far. I am wondering if y’all could provide so...