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My first post on BP, I've been a lurker for a long time.
I sold my e-commerce company last year and have been doing some real-estate investing, I've bought and fixed up several personal homes over the years and have ...
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A colleague and I are trying this approach to agents with short sale listings on the MLS. We are also agents. Any thoughts?
Dear John,
I'm contacting you in regards to your short sale listing. Do you currently have...
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Is it smart? Is it high risk? Will you go bankrupt? Is staying with your 401k's and mutual funds the best way to retire?
The reason why I bring up these questions is I had a big discussion with my father in l...
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I am a San Diego realtor and broker. I have been seeking a multi family complex where I can house hack for a couple years now with no luck on anything that remotely makes sense. All the deals I analyze are negative c...
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We bought a recently remodeled home (our first investment property) and are about to start getting it ready to rent. We haven't yet handed over the keys to the PM and my mentor is encouraging me to self-manage. The pr...
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Thank you so much again to all those who were so kind to answer our question on the 15 vs. 30 year mortgage. We would like to ask one other question - this time regarding cash flow .We've been searching for 2-3 months...
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The rental industry remains one of the least disrupted multi-billion $$$ industries in the US... Other than software to make marketing, property management, researching properties, finding owner contact info and accou...
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I am very excited that we have a special forum for syndication and fundraising for CRE now. There has been a group on BP for about a year that has grown considerably, but now we will have a forum on the main page.
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I invested in a property in property in San Diego in 2015, whose numbers were indicating it was going to be cashflow negative by a couple hundred dollars per month. I was a little surprised at the near universal advic...
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I have been investing in the stock market for quite some time and since I'm in for the long-run and I'm not obligated to pay monthly dues, I have some peace of mind. If, for some reason, I stop working and d...