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So, I guess to start out I'll give a brief background about myself. 25 year old, working full time and saving literally every penny to fund my first real estate deal. So far, I've manged to save up $20,000. For the...
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I'm looking to get bids for a rehab project in my house, and as such, have sought out general contractors.
I contacted 6 contractors over the past 3 weeks. Of these, 5 have come to get the scope of the project and a...
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I'm unfamiliar with this score but I've done some research and supposedly it is more accurate than a regular credit score as it reports rent payments. My question is: If a landlord does not report rent payments for th...
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Hello BP and Apartment aficionados,I have heard many seasoned investors say start small and grow bigger. I have also heard them say in retrospect they wish they had started from the beginning or at least sooner with 5...
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Hi Everyone,Does anyone have a portfolio of strictly turnkey properties? I'm talking about 5-10 (or more) properties that were bought "turnkey", with property management and tenants already in place. No fixes and fli...
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I picked up a 3/1 SFH in Columbus, OH in October '21 for $82k that had a den that just needed a closet to become an instant 4/1. Original cash flow after a 75% cash-out refi was calculated to have been around $217/mo ...
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Hello, My name is, Brandon. I'm currently a union tradesman. I got into real estate investing a little bit ago and always wanted to try flipping. Another tradesman friend of mine said he would help me through one at 2...
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Hello BP community. I am based in NY and given the poor cash flow around this area in general, I'm looking to invest out of state from beginning to end. This includes scouting for below market / reasonably valued prop...
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Hello,
I am trying to fill a vacancy. This is my second year with this property and both years I used Zillow to advertise it. I’m curious if you guys think this is a good customer dialogue to go with.
Generally on...
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I'm not sure if this is the best area to post these questions, but they've been on my mind. I'm curious about home maintenance from a distance. I'm still very interested in the turnkey in the Kansas City Market, but I...