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Hi all, total newbie question here. Or maybe a couple, really. Or maybe I just need to ramble a little about a few things that confuse me as I make my way through these initial first stages of real estate self educati...
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Hi, I am a young out of state investor looking for a new real estate coach. Ultimately need help keeping my mind straight on RE and my next and best moves. At the end of the day I basically am ready to pay someone to ...
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Apparently this is a new podcast title, and I don't think it's a good one. BP needs to stop setting unrealistic expectations. I get the fact that it is great click bait, everyone wants to dream, just a few years of "b...
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I'm so excited to FINALLY be able to share the news about our first deal, a BRRRR! I've been (im)patiently awaiting this day, seeing as the project took a BIT longer than we had planned. Here's our story--my husb...
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It was the topic of saving that got me started on a journey that eventually led me to be interested in real estate. It has been the cornerstone for me as I have followed the advice of the books I had read (like The se...
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Hello BP members!My brother qualifies for the coveted VA loan and we've learned that he can purchase up to a 4-plex as long as he occupies one of the units for 6 months. Does anyone have any experience with this, and...
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The BP community gave me advice on not getting started in real estate right now and focus on a job and save some capital and travel a little while making as little liabilities as possible. I didn't want to share my ac...
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Found A extremely well qualified tenant but he can't move in until the 15th of September. Do I take his deposit and let it sit empty? Do I offer him the place but only if he signs and pays from September 1st? or d...
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Helping a Friend out, several states away, who wants to get into Self Storage. We identified a property for sale on line and did all of the financial analysis, education, and marketing study on line over three calls....
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Hi I have had a few tenants in Florida who pay for all the months during the lease but then don't pay the last month's rent and the move after that. They ask me to take that from the Security deposit. But luckily I di...