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Does anybody have thoughts on buying a town home (No HOA) in Chicago for buy and hold renting investment if numbers are good and it is available at a good discount
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Should I have an LLC before a buy a rental property? Does anyone not have an LLC and have rentals? How hard is it to set one up? I am in the Columbus, Ohio area
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Just closed last week on our first rehab project. This house needs a lot of cosmetics and some systems repaired. We are getting bids and expect to start around 9/28. Here are a few pics of the house as we purchased it...
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Can someone please advise on the best way to proceed with a creative deal. I will try to be as concise as possible:-Owner/seller is willing to sell me distressed vacant property for 250k (numbers are hypothetical)-Own...
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Hey BP community! I am searching for an investor friendly agent in the Ocala area (north central Florida) who also invests themselves. If you happen to have any questions, or you want more information, please feel fre...
Hey all! This is my first post. At first I wrote this really long post but it was about 15 paragraphs so I synthesized it into three pretty relevant questions. If you had $25k at age 22 what would you do with it?If yo...
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Hello, looking to talk to any local investors using funds from a self directed IRA. This is a strategy that interests me but I want to sit down with someone who has done it successfully instead of just hearing a sale...
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Hello really glad to find a group where I can learn a lot about real estate investing. We like using creative financing to purchase distressed properties for buy and hold investing (cash flow). Seeking to meet le...
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Hey BP communityI have been doing a lot of reading on the forums and listen to all the podcast and I think it's time for me to take that step and start my direct mailing. My main interest is buy and hold and wholesali...
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Hello all!
I am looking for advice. I am looking to purchase my first home and obviously want to make it some type of investment. I am debating between buying a live-in flip or a 2,3,4 unit apartment complex and li...