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Hi Guys, Im about to house hack for the first time on a triplex here in West Haven, Connecticut and the property looks great in shape and numbers as well. Now, would you share what are the pros and cons of your own ex...
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Hi all,New to the world of real estate investing, looking to find long term rentals and maybe something in the storage space realm as well. Physician by trade in NC, but interests in prehospital medicine and the outd...
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BP!
Today marks my first forum post on BP. Big step over here!
When I was a Junior in College, I attended my first ever real estate seminar with the guys at Fortune Builders. Ryan Carmody, the keynote speaker spok...
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Hello, everyone! My name is Harrison Melton. I am 22 years old, and have finally decided to explore my interest in real estate investing. I majored in finance at the University of Washington, and work as an Android...
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Hi there! Sheena, here. SEO marketing agency owner, Realtor, investor, wife, mom, Jesus follower. :) New to BP & the BRRRR concept, but have actually been doing it for the last 11 years. We have 4 properties and h...
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I've read a lot of the forum posts, blogs, and am on podcast 131 (working my way through them), and paying off properties early vs. paying them off over the life of the loan seems to be a fairly divisive topic. Befor...
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I've had several conversations recently with new investor clients trying to buy their first rental, and the first question most people ask is "how do I know if it will make a good investment?" My go-to calculation for...
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Hey, Everyone.I am curious to know how many folks have or had a positive cash flow while house hacking? I understand that deal analysis is based on a fully rented scenario but I am just interested in how many people a...
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Current Situation: My wife and I have been slowly getting into REI over the last 4 years. We currently have 5 SFH long-term rentals and a short term rental.Up until 2022 we both had W2 jobs, but we just had our first ...
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Hi BP community!
I'm new to this forum and to real estate investing in US. I have a few rental properties in my county of origin.
I live not far from Grass Valley and Yuba City and I was wondering if there is anyone...