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Hello BP Community! Paul here from Westbury, NY and I'm just getting started on my REI journey. I started listening to the Bigger Pockets podcast about 6 months ago and after hearing all of the inspirational stories ...
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I'm been a member of this site for 9 years and unfortunately another sad story here in Indianapolis. A property management company not named Oceanpointe has lead investors astray. A company with a good reputation and ...
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Considering some HELOC arbitrage and essentially buying next rental property with practically “no money down.”AHP Servicing: 10% preferred returnCurrent HELOC Rate: 4.49% variableAHP net return: say 7.5% (after taxes ...
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Hi, I am looking to do a house hack in Portland Oregon more specifically within about a 15 mile radius of Gladstone and wanted to run my thoughts/numbers by some people and see if they seemed reasonable. I am looking ...
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Hello Everyone!I have an opportunity to purchase a fully occupied four-plex near me from a long time-acquaintance/friend. He is winding down his real estate portfolio (he's in his 70's now) and is willing to seller f...
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Hi there everyone! I've listened to the BP Podcast a bunch in the past few weeks as I am trying to learn more about REI. Finally decided to break the ice and actually make an account lol. I've lived in Oklahoma for...
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Hello, my name is Paul Samia I'm a realtor in LA. I'm also new to investing and I'm happy to tell you all I just got my first real lead and I need some advice! I'm now sure how to approach the deal.It's an NOD the own...
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Recently placed an ad on Facebook to rent a 2 bed 1 bath house for $600. Kind of a bad area. That is why I put the rent so low. My Facebook account got blown up with response. As much as 200 people responded.I think I...
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We got a promotional offer through our credit cards for 1.99% and 3.99% APR for the life of the loan if we take advantage of it by March 1. My thinking is that's cheap money and I could turn it into some good returns ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $42,500
Cash invested: $10,000
Read Long Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene, and had a friend who inves...