Patrick Philip
What have your house rehabs looked like?
When rehabbing single-family homes. What is the general condition of the house when you buy it? And what do you add to it to get it above market value? What are the special features?
Anna Greer
Rental Market in South Bend, IN
What is the rental market like in South Bend, IN? Good rental market? What are most properties renting for?
Jim C.
Time to Sell some of my Buy and Holds??? Indiana
I have several SFRs I bought during the meltdown of 2009-2010. Purchased some of these for around 30-40k. Currently rented at $1000 per month. Was talking to a realtor who did a BPO for me and these are coming in arou...
Ada Tor
Are STR's worth it for a high-income earner?
I am considering venturing into the STR market chasing higher returns (gotta be honest!) after liquidating my long term rentals. My first "trial" STR would be my primary residence on days when I'm not home, which is a...
Caleb Jordan
Stumbled into first flip
My wife and I bought a home in Virginia June 2017.We had intentions of living there for several years. We had moved to a suburb of Richmond from Texas for a "dream job." offered by a friend who had a start up business...
Chris R.
Victim of Wire Fraud Recently - Watch Your Back!!!
Just a heads up to all my BP colleagues (Quick Tip!) - I was recently a victim of wire fraud on a mortgage transaction and in speaking with the FBI, activity has been rampant lately. The day it happened to me last we...
James Martin
Skin in the game for Buy and hold
After researching different ways to finance a Buy and hold, it seems like the better option would be to use a hard money lender. the only issue I face and also a majority of new investors deal with, is the lack of sk...
Brie Schmidt
5000 posts – 4.5 years of BP
This is my 5001st post on BP in just under 5 years of being a member of this community. So I thought I would take this time to reflect on all that has happened since then.Before BP – I worked a 50+ hour a week corpor...
Justin Y.
Tax Shelter for Real Estate Income
I'm just getting starting in real estate investing, have one property that nets roughly $2k every month. The tax shelter is one of the things I like about real estate (since I have a day job as well). And before goi...
Whitney T Redfield
Newbie from Southern California ... Los Angeles / Orange County
Hello BR Community!I love that you call this a community. It is one, but it also makes getting involved more inviting and friendly. My name is Whiney Redfield. I'm a landscape designer for a landscape architecture and...