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Hello BP community!After doing my last couple of remodels, a crazy idea hit me. Not sure if the concept is groundbreaking or if I'm reinventing the wheel, but the contractors working the job had been doing the same ki...
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I have been investing for years, so I may know a little something…
In my experience, at least in Texas the taxes increased faster than rent increase. However, I do have properties in Mississippi. Taxes are not so ba...
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1.0 IntroductionI really enjoy reading other investors' diaries of their stories. I always learn a thing or two from what they did right and what they did wrong. It is also what led to my first diary on BP - I want to...
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a few days late since i am super busy with the current rehabs, but closed on #19 on thursday night. worked on it for awhile with the listing agent and the brokerage. they apparently have a great relationship with the ...
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I'm thinking about taking out a $25,000 P2P loan (Lending Club, Upststart, Prosper, etc) at 6.9% interest rate for 36 months, and then investing in a note fund with a pref return of 10% for 36 months. I've put it in ...
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My partner and I plan to buy a home (single family or duplex) and house hack. We are not comfortable with sharing rooms with the tenant, so a separate entrance such as an ADU would be ideal. We are considering purchas...
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I am still trying to figure out the cash flow issue. For an investor that doesn't care about cash income from a property, and if total return is good, why does it make such a difference.
For Example: A $100,000 pro...
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Signed contract with contingency that renters will vacate in 90 days.Updates along the way were renters found another place and have been moving stuff out.90 days is May 30 and just received word that the renters will...
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This is a house hacking duplex deal in southern PA. It's got a big yard and good schools for my kids, but I want to make sure it makes good business sense. In order to make the numbers work from me I would have to get...
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Alright BP family, I've reached a crossroads. I have 2 houses. One I rent and one I live in. The one I rent I bought after the crash of 08' so I cash flow good on it. The house I currently live in in bought last year ...