Starting a new deal diary starting with getting this property under contract.  I've been sending out letters the last 6 months here and there to some highly targeted areas.  I use a local woman that writes them, signs...

Building a rental portfolio sounds easy when listening to a podcast or reading a blog article where the investor has accumulated dozens of units all at 1% rule multiples.  But what to do in a market where you want to ...

Hello everyone! Let me start out by stating how glad I am to have finally pulled the trigger on a BP Pro membership! The information on here and investor tools can really accelerate your business to the nest level. Ho...

Im feeling so overwhelmed/anxious about getting started in REI. My biggest motivation is being able to leave my job and focus on REI full time. My biggest obstacle is not having a lot of savings. My biggest weakness i...

I recently started up my S401K and would like to utilize a portion for Real Estate investment.  I would like to start relativly small, around $50K.  Participating in crowd funding has it's appeal to me but not being a...

Hello BP community! Hoping I can pick your brilliant minds on a first-time investment property. I'm green and have been learning a ton from you guys. I'd love your help evaluating some numbers and a few scenarios. My ...

We bought a home 5 years ago. A total dive in a great area. It's been a great investment. One thing has always bothered me though. Nobody wanted the home because it needed so much work. The listing agent was frie...

I am considering buying my first small apartment property to own myself.  No syndication/partner deals yet.  I'd like to try a small deal first before seeing if this is really an area I'd like to focus future efforts....

My name is Kip Metler, and I live in Columbia, South Carolina. Over the past couple of years, I have become interested in real estate and real estate investing. A couple of weeks ago, a friend recommended that I liste...

I currently own a home in the greater Atlanta area. I have a decent amount of equity in my home considering I have not owned it long (~75-90k) and was planning to use this to install an in-ground pool in my backyard -...