Andrey Y.
Investing in hawaii has become unrealistic and a waste of time
The last 4 or so offers I made (at or above asking) on condos on oahu were blown out of the water..1. Like 2 weeks ago on a 1BR in my building. I made a full price offer and bam, they had an above asking cash offer an...
Frank Lienert
The market temperature and its future.
In my market (Sacramento) and in a few outlying smaller markets, real estate has been pretty hot with prices climbing ever higher, approaching pre-crash levels. A few months ago I was noticing things cooling off a bit...
Ben Leybovich
What Did You Do Today?
If I were to guess, here's what my friends did today:@Serge S. spend today thinking hard about the next $500,000@Brian Burke took his wife in his plane to Malibu, or something, and spent money he has@Brandon Turner to...
Dylan Tettemer
Side Hustling to Get Down Payment Cash
Hey BP,I am really curious to hear what others have done on the side to earn money for the down payment on houses. I am looking more and more into side hustles that I can do to create a nice sum of cash to put into an...
Animesh Das
Does it make sense to invest in real estate in 2018
Hello,Beginner real estate investor here.I have 2 condos in bay area, 1 in fremont, and 1 in hayward, I bought fremont one in July 2012 and hayward one in Oct 2014.I am considering selling both and consolidating into ...
David Yue
Paying all cash vs putting 25% down?
Hi, just wanted to get some general advice from some seasoned investors. My wife and I currently both work and make pretty decent salaries, were in our 30's and are paying off our 15 year mortgage on your primary resi...
Marcus Auerbach
Why does seller financing not work anymore?
I get the question about seller financing quite a bit from new investors (I want to buy a deal 25% below FMV in Milwaukee and with seller financing... ahm, okay, let's talk about that). Found this chart and to me this...
Kristin Horowitz
How do I buy a million dollar building?
Hi guys, here's my story: when I was in my early twenties, my husband and I started a non-profit climbing gym club that's flourished. We decided to expand to a new location and I have spent a year or so reading the fo...
Donald S.
A successful (barely) first flip!
So I just finished doing all the calculations for this flip. Man it was a beast. Almost 10 months from close to close and a huge project for a first time flipper.So here's what I got:I had a call from a direct mail ca...
Brenda Whittaker
Confused and Overwhelmed
Looking for guidance. I have done some investing, but am a miserable failure. Banging my head against walls (literally), I still cant figure out what to do. Nothing works. I am in financial distress, but have some...