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We live in Ft Lauderdale, but have ties in the Tampa/Clearwater area and have been there many times. This year we will be intensely focused on building a passive income portfolio in Florida. Areas we're currently cons...
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I am new to BP. I've been lurking for the last 24 hours and attempting to gather as much information on similar scenarios as I can, but I think its time I started my own thread. I have no real estate background and kn...
Hello!I am relocating to another state for a new job and am trying to decide if I want to sell my home and re-invest in something up here. Some final facts I need to make a decision are the tax implications, any help...
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Hello, I'm looking to purchase my first home and am looking for any input on these types of loans. My plan is to live in the property while doing some small to medium type renovations (upgrade kitchen, put in hardwood...
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So I'm struggling and hopefully I can get some help....
Here is my situation - I closed on a tenant occupied SFH back in April in an up and coming part of town - no tenant contract in place. I was initially concerned...
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Hello BP community!My name is Pathik Parikh. I'm brand new to the Real Estate Investing world, along with 2 other members (my younger brother and brother in law), through an LLC based out of NJ. Like many of you, our ...
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How is anyone even buying in that area with cap rates being so low? And who is buying there? It seems that the only people who are buying in ATX are people from cali and NY overpaying for property in ATX
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Hello! I'm excited to be a part of the BP community. Really looking forward to the journey ahead.I've got a modest sum of money that I would like to use to get started in real estate investing. I have studied, and st...
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There are several rule of thumbs out there. Everyone wants to know when a good time to sell is. I can't remember where I heard this one, but is the 20x rule a "real thing"?If your property value appreciates to over 20...
I'm quite new to the BP community and to the idea of real estate investor\property rentals to build wealth.Hoping for some straight forward honest feedback from this great forum .Having always follow the John Bogle wa...