Wendell De Guzman
How to Get Money For Your First Deal
As an experienced real estate investor and now also a private lender, I often get asked the question: "If I am a newbie and lenders don't want to lend to newbies, how can I get money for my first deal?"
Looki...
Jared Aquino
Local San Diego Investors - Still Buying or Now Waiting?
Hey BP San Diego,
I just wanted to post on here to see what the general BP San Diego consensus is regarding the coronavirus and current investing in the SD market. It still may be soon to tell, but I've noticed that ...
Dakoda Spencer
Considering getting into STRs. Any advice would be appreciated!
Since 2012, I've been on the sideline watching, learning, and saving to get into real estate investing. I'm 28 yrs old now and finally have some funds saved up and set aside specifically for real estate. Not a huge am...
Daniel Barad
Wildly Different Rent Estimates
I am trying to rent out my condo. Zillow gives a monthly rent estimate of $2,200. Rentometer estimates an average of $3,500 and a range of $3,000-$4,000. Apartments.com estimates $3,500. BiggerPockets estimates $2,500...
Tony Chen
Newbie from Los Angeles, CA
Hi All,My name is Tony. I'm a newbie to this forum and relatively new to the real estate investing world. I'm interested in buy and hold as the rental income could be a great source of passive income. I do have a rent...
Benjamin Sulka
Paying a Contractor Before the Work is Done
BP, Recently, a friend of mine was having his flooring replaced and he paid the contractor IN FULL before any work was done. The contractor now won't get back to him and hasn't shown up for work two days in a row. I w...