Heidi Kenefick
Just walked away from my first deal...horrible inspection!
Just walked away from my first deal. I’ve been looking for several months for a two family, in a good area, with potential for value add through renovations. I found a single family with a detached cottage already ren...
Scott V.
We're told to skip small deals and start big. What about lending?
Hey everyone, first post on BP but been lurking for a bit. I know many people on here have started their REI journey with single family and other small investments. Some "gurus" out there say to skip the small stuff a...
Blake Ramsey
How prepared did you feel going into your first deal?
Hey everyone, my name is Blake and I’m an engineering student based in Springfield, Mo. I’m looking into investing into my first property this year (buy-and-hold sfr) and was wondering how you all felt before doing yo...
Jay Hinrichs
60 minutes show on the crisis in america of boarded up homes ruining neighborhoods or is it an investors opportunity
What is your opinion are these large swaths of boarded up homes we see in the mid west upper rust belt ruining these cities or are they an investors dream opportunity to get into the RE game for ridiculously low price...
Ken D.
Appreciation happens then...sell or refinance?
There is a lot of discussion about how to approach appreciation in RE investing, but say you got lucky. Then what?My specific situation is that I have a property that I purchased for $300K, is now worth $600K, and sti...
Alvin Uy
If you had access to a $900k HELOC, what would you do with it?
Ok.. so I was able to pull $900k+ worth of HELOCs between 2 of my 5 properties. I decided to temporarily leverage some of that equity into a property Im flipping (ground-up/new construction) here in Los Angeles. Th...
Shiloh Lundahl
Are EARLY RISERS MORE SUCCESSFUL than those who sleep in?
Admittedly, I am naturally an early riser. I naturally wake up at about 5 AM without the need for an alarm clock. This is haw I’ve been since I can remember. I have read several books such as The Miracle Morning and ...
Brian Burke
Just bought a 140 unit property. Here’s how I financed it (thanks BP!)
It’s always exciting to buy an off-market multifamily property, and even more exciting when the Houston Business Journal runs a story on it!
The property is a 140 unit class-C apartment complex in the Houston...
Patrick Culleton
Would you negatively cashflow on a SFR?
Hey BP Nation!if you could rent out your primary residence, but would negatively cashflow approx $200/mo to do so, would you do it? Is there ever a point where the cashflow loss "makes sense" for you? Specifically, I ...
Michael Rutkowski
Stock speculators moving into real estate are causing a bubble.
Alright, I apologize if this becomes controversial, or offends anyone.As an investor and agent, I am seeing a lot of speculation in the market. It seems to me, that stock market speculators, are looking to unload thei...