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...
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...
Angelo Behar
Appraisal came in low, is it still a good deal?
Hello BP, I hoping for the valued opinions of the BP community for my current predicament.A purchase agreement was signed by both parties for the price of $152,500 for a 3/2 owner occupied, with two 1/1’s attached ren...
Steven Mellul
Bank note purchase vs dil vs cash for keys
Hello all, I am new to the forum and I've been very interested in many of your insightful comments. I would really like some help with my current situation which is both complex and unnerving.
This particular...
Melissa Searing
To Move or Not to Move... Charleston to Greenville, SC
So, I have been talking with local investors in Charleston and I am hearing that the market is too hot and that I should wait until there is a shift before I invest. They're saying that cash investors will beat you to...
Carl Schmitt
"Flipping a short sale is illegal"
I'm sure all the "flippers" out there read the subject and said, "That's not true!". I would say it all depends. The reason I'm writing this is because as I was speaking with a "short sale expert", she informed me t...