Marcus Nickson
What are the pros ans cons of owning a property free and clear
Hello Fellow BP Members,I'm currently educating myself on multi family real estate investing. I would like to develop a portfolio of 100+ units in the next 10 yrs. I'm currently saving up to purchase a duplex in 2017....
Armando P.
How Much Personal Information Do I Share with Existing Tenants?
I am closing on a new duplex in a few weeks. The property has 2 existing tenants that recently extended their leases in July. I want to make the purchase transition easy, seamless and not scary for them. I have two in...
Larmon Cummings Jr
New Direct Mail Campaign-South Side Chicago Market
Hello BP Community,I recently started a new direct mail marketing campaign in my Chicago market and wanted to sort of chronicle how it turns out. I actually wanted to post this the first week, but I gave it a little t...
Cal C.
What would you tell your 18 year old about Real Estate Investing?
I'm curious about something and I think it can provide some insight to new investors also. Basically if you had an 18 year old who came to you today and expressed interest in RE investing what would you tell them? Th...
Lisa Koff
Where to start with REI? Mentorship?
Hello everyone! My name is Lisa and I am completely new to BP and completely new to REI so my sincere apologies if this is in the wrong place or if I am repeating what others have already spoken about. I took a 7 day ...
Jason Pelch
When do we talk with all the suits?
Here is a bit of background: A friend of mine and I have teamed up and are diving into real estate. Neither of us have any substantial cash on hand but we both have good jobs and good credit. We’ve teamed up because...
David Carroll
Thinking about dumping my IRA to start real estate investing
Looking for your thoughts- I have both a Roth and Traditional IRA. I’m considering rolling them into a self directed IRA or solo 401k but hate the thought of a custodian. I’m also considering just pulling it all out a...
Brian FitzGerald
Buying without Buyers Agent
So I have a rental property here in North Carolina and I'm on a mission to acquire other buy and hold rentals. My issue is that 20% down on investment properties is a chunk of cash! Naturally, I would prefer to keep s...
Sam Leon
Hired help can drive you INSANE!
First of all, I didn't start this thread to attack the professional tradesmen, but sometimes it gets to a point where even if you want to pay someone for a job, you end up DIYing the last 10% (or 25 or 50) of the work...
Brian Gibbons
Tips from Brian Gibbons re: Creative Financing
It is the spring and I thought I would give a primer on "creative financing" for the BP community.I will break it up into Beginner and Advanced.I will talk about well known and not so well known strategies.Beginner st...