Joseph Banko
Member Introduction Seattle WA
Hi All,My name is Joe Banko. I'm a 31 year old, outdoor loving, dog dad, licensed Professional Engineer, telecom construction manager, and I'm basically new to REI. I became obsessed with the idea of buying and hold...
Blake Cromer
Tenant isn’t paying utilities even though lease requires it
I recently bought a duplex (first investment property) that has a tenant under contract until the end of March 2020. The lease states that the tenant pays all utilities. The previous management had the sewage in their...
Chris Frydenlund
Bad idea to buy single family home as first time buyer, instead of renting if need to save for dream home?
Hey BP members!
In this article Brandon advise to buy a duplex instead of a single family home if I want to avoid loosing money, and earn money on the property. Is it really that bad an idea to buy a home?
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Josh Liss
To Rent Out or Sell?
Hey all,I'm a new investor who could really use some advice. I do not currently have any rental properties, but my goal is to build up my rental portfolio to 10 units in the next 10 years to earn passive income while...
Victoria J.
Read to learn... but a little skeptical
Hello BP,I've been a BP member for years but haven't posted anything until now. I'm honestly slightly skeptical about the type of responses to 'dumb' questions that I as a novice will undoubtedly ask will receive. In ...
Bridget Ariel
How To Structure This Investment Partnership
Two investors are buying a warehouse. One investor is investing 1.3M cash and the other got approved to put in the remaining 1.3m through a hard money lender. The loan is secured by a first trust deed against the prop...
Luis Angel Lopez
Where to start a little guidance
so I'm trying to start out with the least capital possible I was thinking about doing a fix and flip or wholesale flip to help build capital but my ultimate goal is to build cash flow in rentals so I'm not sure which ...
Peter Haymond
How can I make this Lonnie deal work??
My friend found a guy selling his double wide for $15k. He got him to bring it down to $7500, then to $3000, then he even said he'd be willing to take $100 a month...he just wants to move. Only negative is that the lo...
Marvin Song
New Member from Northern New Jersey
Hi All!!
I'm a part-time real estate investor who just found out about BP last week. I went to BP Meet up in NY last night and it was a lot of fun to meet fellow investors!! I believe it was a first time in N...
Sandra Holt
Worth it to get Broker's license?
I am an attorney and looking to get my broker's license because in my state I can sit for the exam without having to be a realtor for 3 years. I am getting it so that I can sell my home this summer, buy another primar...