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Hello,
I'm new to this. I've been a realtor for almost 6 months and am currently exploring real estate investing. My family moves almost every 2 years due to my husband's job, and we're trying to save enough for a do...
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Some of you have asked me to articulate how in fact I screwed up a seemingly profitable deal. This was my second property, which was my first attempt at a flip. My first property was a buy & hold, which I view a...
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Hello BP community,I have been in the market for several months now looking for my first small multi-family property and its been a slow process to say the least. Properties are going fast and furiously here in Chicag...
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Happy Friday Everyone!
So I have a quick question. I am in the process of renovating a property and interviewing contractors. One contractor I spoke with provided a quote of $16,000 to renovate two bathrooms (1 sma...
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Hello all,I am new to real estate but I found three properties on the MLS over the weekend that I believe would be great for rehabbing; however, I have never done a rehab before. I am not sure what to do next. Should...
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Hi,Has anyone compared the returns of a stock/bond portfolio against investing remotely in real estate? I see both of these as less involved forms of investment although remote REI will require managing the manager. W...
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OK so here's my situation. I did a cash-out refi on a property 2 mos ago, took out $100K, then went house shopping in another state.I found a 3-property deal down south in a growing market. List is $145K for two duple...
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I recently closed on a condo in San Francisco and put it up for rent. The response has been ultra sluggish and slow. Been in the market now 3 weeks with very low inquiry rate. Anyone in the San Francisco market having...
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I need some advice on online rent payment collection services. I was formally with erentpayments.com and we all know how that fiasco went down. Currently I've been having tenants mail the rent, but I'm not fond of tha...
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Hi there! I’m new to investing and hope someone on here can help me out. I recently purchased a property in California last month. I thought I was purchasing a multi-family home with 2 units and a semi finished baseme...