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I've been looking seriously at investing in real estate for the last month and have been learning a lot. Obviously, I've only scratched the surface of information in that time, but I'm itching to get started.
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I’d love some advice on making my first property purchase and whether I should look to buy a duplex and house hack in my current HCOL city or instead focus on finding an investment property out of state.
Here’s some...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Westminster.
Purchase price: $665,000
Contributors:
Ashley Wolkomir
My first BRRRR! A BRRRRSTR! (I’ll explain...re...
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Looking for feedback on my next potential project. In my area (New Orleans), property lots are narrow, and the neighborhoods were established before cars in most cases. In the area that I am looking, the lots are 3...
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A friend of mine had a disgruntled tenant who they were about to evict. The tenant poured a bag of quick cement in the toilet and has destroyed the system. Is there any kind of insurance that could have been purchased...
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After reading the glowing reviews of Memphis Invest on the BP forums, I decided to take the jump and give them a try. A couple weeks ago, I spoke with one of the portfolio advisers, and we scheduled a follow-up call f...
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So I'm working my first lease option agreement and have some questions on legalities. First a quick overview of the situation. I am a Realtor and had a referral come to me wanting to sell her parents home. She lives ...
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Is $85k too much or too little to budget for a complete gut rehab for a $969 square foot, 1 story, signal family in St. Louis area? Roof, foundation, and all brick are good structure good. However, pretty much everyt...
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Can someone clear up for me where when I fill out these contracts, where it says "Buyer" I have to put in my LLC and name. I get nervous about this because I don't want to be sued for not having the money to buy the p...
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I wanted to see what top 10 cities and towns would be good to acquire rental property in? Good as in terms of acquiring for a first time buyer/ beginner investor, and if the property the area is in can appreciate over...