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Hello BP community. I thought that I would get great advice and insight from fellow BP members regarding a security deposit claim that I want to dispute.Background: My husband and I rented a 2/2 apartment for 18 month...
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Hi everyone, I just landed my first investment! Waco,TXThis week, I bought a property at a county tax sale with estimated cap gains of 100k if I resale the property now. Here are the details of the property:5 ac w/SF ...
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Use other people's money, they said. Leverage, they said. Harumph.
Mortgage 1: My personal residence (duplex) in Boston. With rates low, my promo rate on the HELOC expiring, a bunch of exterior renovations I want to...
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Recently I attended an event (only two of us showed up) in my local area. The format was pretty typical with the presenter showing success stories of people who worked their program. At the end he broke down the cost ...
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I'm a newbie with BP and I would want to own properties, but because of the pandemic, it makes me wonder how tuff it will be to find and really screen potential tenants. Anyone has thoughts on this, please let me kno...
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Hi there, I am looking at a Duplex in San Francisco. The current owner pays about $500/mo on property tax. The property was sold in 1999 for less than half a million. The assessed value of the property doesn't seem to...
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Hello, my name is Sarah Junker. I am young and wishing to learn as much as I can as to how to break into the real estate world. To begin, I have chosen to look into how to buy banknotes then find investors to sell the...
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Hi Everyone, I'm just getting started on my investing path, and I've decided to seriously consider looking at single family rental properties out of state. I know there's some extra risk involved with this route, but...
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Hi everyone! My name is Morgan Levy and I am seeking advice on how to begin my real estate investment journey. I have read several books, listened to audios, met with agents so I have a basic understanding of the stra...
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I have identified my "why" and set several mid to long-term goals, but I'm suffering from analysis paralysis. I want to build a portfolio of several hundred units of B to C class multi-family properties. I'm 34 years ...