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Good morning, Trying to get started in buy and hold soon. Based in nyc, looking to invest in upstate NY and out of state and Have about 40k saved up. Have some questions about starting off.
Should I go to a bank for ...
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New to BP! Love the community so far (wish i'd have joined sooner) high quality real estate investing content for FREE plus an awesome community of highly helpful people. Long story short I just got laid off from my c...
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I know the 1% rule is the ideal case, but that is no longer practical for most parts of Ontario especially Toronto GTA, is there anyone who has experience with renting with .6% or even less yet having positive cache f...
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Hi all,
I've been struggling for months with this one. I have a property in Orlando, FL that I bought through a wholesalers/PM firm that said that they would handle the rehab and deliver me a lovely turn-key...
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We bought a property for 70 k. and rehab for 15k. So total in was 80k We then hired our own appraiser who appraised it for 120k. We then went to the Bank for a cash out refi , they appraised it for 85k. What should w...
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I would just like to know if this is a good plan for me. I am a 19 year old electrician making roughly 25k/year with 8k in savings. I currently live in Virginia Beach and I am becoming very interested and invested int...
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Hi! My contractor is requesting a third of total renovation cost as down payment - but I've hired him for labor only (I'm providing the supplies etc). I would feel more comfortable paying a normal labor rate as we pro...
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As a new investor, I'm trying to gather as much info as possible before I jump into the wild. Reading these posts have been great but as I get further into the notion of wholesaling the natural question has popped in...
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As I begin to analyze properties - small, multifamily - in the LA area, none seem to be "passing" the 2% rule.
A guy in my real estate investing program (which I now regret investing in) moved out of California to ...
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Hello BP Community,First of all thanks to BP for creating such an amazing platform where all real estate enthusiasts can learn and connect. I live in Charlotte, NC and looking to first invest locally. I'm looking to f...