John S.
Has anyone had success purchasing directly through the listing agent? [story inside]
So quick story.. I recently found a duplex in my area (Long Island, NY) that was exactly what I was looking for for an investment property. It was in exceptional condition and needed very little upgrading, except for ...
Ray Eason
Flipping a Contract
Hello and good day.I just got a home under contract and am wondering what is the next step.Do I let me Cash Buyers know I have the property under contract and start releasing the property address or do I contact my ti...
Account Closed
Hostile Tenants - Need Advice!
Hello BP Community!
I have a rather bizarre situation and was hoping for some insight. I have a duplex (two units, one address) and rented out one unit to tenants and was keeping the other unit for myself. The tenant...
Christian Pichardo
New Investor in TROUBLE - Carrying costs since April 2024
Hey all, I am new to long-distance real estate investing and probably did everything wrong on my first investment property. I bought a 3 Bedroom SFH in Cahokia Heights, IL on April 2024 and it is STILL NOT RENTED TODA...
Sharon Evans
Bouncing Ideas - Hard Money Lender Strategy for Fix and Flip
Hi there! I'm still in the "information gathering" phase of the deal, but I've spent the last few days educating myself on hard money loans, the costs associated with them, and the problems that people experience in g...
Adam Johnson
A day in the life of a full time note investor
Hello all,I've been looking at notes as an investing strategy for about a year now, I'll hopefully be pulling the trigger on my first purchase in the next few months. Very frequently we learn that the reality of some...
Mark Updegraff
Investor Payroll, who's in your wallet?
I thought it would be nice to hear from other investors about how their payroll came to be, and what positions are on it.
If you could rank your employees in order of importance and put a brief description of their d...
Anita Parsa
Why do sellers sell good rental properties?
I'm looking at a multi family unit which would be a turnkey rental opportunity for me. I'm a total newbie so I've run the numbers two dozen times with conservative assumptions on everything (high vacancy, high repair...
Mary Louise Wong
Bought a triplex but occupancy permit only for a duplex
Hi guys,I just want to get input from some savvy investors that may have gone through this in the past. I am new to real estate investing and recently purchased a triplex in Pittsburgh. I had two vacancies at the ti...
Stefan Shirley
Self-Directed IRA for Real Estate Investments
My wife and I each have ~$100K in our Roth IRAs and we would like to explore individually buying turn key investment properties using a self-directed IRA; however, although I've read quite a bit about this investment ...