David Sisson
10K SF commercial, maybe mixed use building East Providence RI
About 3 months ago I purchased a commercial building in East Providence RI. This is about a 3500 SF footprint, on 3 levels, including the basement. The intention of this property is to move my architecture firm into &...
Brian Connelly
What Option for a Brokerage Would You Recommend?
Hey BP Community,With a little under 20 hours left of classes for my real estate salesperson license, I'm beginning to consider options for a brokerage post-licensure.Ideally, I'd like to work with a broker that speci...
Katherine S.
Would you agree to this seller's addendum?
My husband and I tried to purchase a 2/1 SFH earlier this week from a flipper. It is in move-in condition, could be put on the rental market the moment we close, ties up very little of our funds, and fits our perform...
Marcel B.
Elite Education wants $27K
Ok guys. Need your help. Im at an Elite Education seminar in Irving and they want $27K for the courses, mentor, software, and access to $340M in hard money lenders. I have the $ on CCs.... but IS IT WORTH IT? Could I ...
Justin S.
How important are expenses when analyzing deals?
I know the importance of adding expenses when analyzing properties. My friend who is a real estate agent just started investing in rentals and said that she does not include expenses like property management and cap e...
Jeff Filali
My First 12 Months as a Real Estate Investor…Here’s my story…
My Blogs - (Real Estate Homerun Blog)My First 12 Months as a Real Estate Investor…Here’s my story… One year ago, today, on March 31, 2016 I purchased my first investment property… What a journey this first 12 months h...
Bryan Michael
Introverted personality types
Not sure if this is the appropriate forum as I'm still getting the lay of the land, but I'd love to hear some feedback from people who consider themselves to be more introverted. From an outsider, it seems the real e...
Scott Duerk
Down payments and scaling
What are some of the better strategies to purchase properties and manage the 20-25% down payment per property? In other words, I'm using a HELOC for my down payment. I can only do one, maybe two deals at a time using ...
Jenny Scott
Is this a valid alternative for my vacation cabin?
I have a vacation cabin in mountains that our family used to go pretty often for summer break, vacations and holidays. But now we go there less and less often, we are thinking about if there is any way to use it to br...
Jon Gorham
Texas REI - Property Taxes
Hello BP community,I’m looking into buy & hold properties in the Dallas Ft. Worth area, but I’m concerned about the high property taxes in Texas. Can anyone tell me about the “basic homestead exemption”? I’d like ...