Cassidy Farnsworth
#1 thing that prevented you from doing your 1st deal?
I am new to the BP forums as well as real estate investing. I have a date set in which I would like to have done my first deal by (first of 2019). Being in this stage is exciting but also somewhat nerve wrecking.
I w...
Matt Watson
Transitioning from Section 8
I am currently thinking of putting an offer on a triplex in the Seattle area. Two of the units are occupied and the other is vacant. The occupied units are both section 8 tenants with leases that do not auto-renew. Th...
Johann Kleisch
Houston Texas, HOT or NOT?!?
I'm considering long distance investing in Houston but don't know much about the current market.I was told that it's a hot market right now.Now I'd like to know the facts from the BP community. Is it Hot or Not?Any a...
Belinda Mang
Making Offers in Competitive markets
Hi BP,My husband and I have been fans of the BP for a hot minute, and finally feel ready to start acquiring properties. We’ve made a few offers and none have panned out so far. I am wondering if y’all could provide so...
Sylvia B.
Cap rates make no sense
I've read this article by Sergio Altomare - How to Calculate Cap Rate (& Where Many People Get It Wrong) several times and there is something that just doesn't make sense to me. These basic formulas do make sense:...
Michael Wentzel
2 more under contract... looking for feedback
Hello everyone,
I managed to get two more properties under contract recently. These two will be just my 3rd and 4th properties. So I'm looking for feedback as I continue to learn.
#3- 2 bed, 1 bath sing...
Rafael Floresta
Failed offer analysis, aka how do you help seller understand the real value of their house?
This is a "help me"/ post-mortem of a offer I presented to a homeowner today.
I toured her House, and they are living there, but the house is not even rent ready. They started many projects and didn't finis...
Karen Margrave
FANTASY DEALS
As a developer/builder there's always ideas swirling in my head about "fantasy projects" I'd like to do someday. One that is just outside our grasp right now, and I'm sure all of you have some too.
If you c...
Christopher Porter
Self-storage and the next 5-10 years
For all the self-storage investors out there,I'm new to self-storage, so forgive me if this is a simplistic set of questions, but...It seems that most of the research/data that I'm coming across regarding a self-stora...
Rod Coleman
how to talk to ALL potential sellers
Hello, colleagues first and for most i would like to think you for letting me be part of your networks. As an new investor the information i receive from other investors such as yourselves is very valuable to me and ...