Stephen Spradley
What should I do with my idle time?
Hey guys,I've been sitting at my laptop for the better part of 10 minutes trying to figure out how to word this so here it goes. I think I am addicted to working, or at least the grind. I work full time, go to school ...
Rick Watt
Newbie from Denver, Colorado
Hi, my name is Rick Watt and I live in Southeast Metro Denver. I currently work full time selling IT hardware/software to the Navy and Marines and spend nearly every week on a plane. I like my job and make good mone...
Moshe H.
Egress and Fire Escapes and Stairs, oh my!
I'm very excited to have closed on my second MA investment property today. It's a doosie of a fixer-upper and I'm a long distance investor so I may be about to go through trial by fire but I hope it makes me stronger....
Gary Enderlin
Wholesaling or Buy and Hold in Fredericksburg Texas
I am interested in purchasing some investment property in Fredericksburg, Texas. I have built a list of absentee owners that I mailed out to yesterday. Fredericksburg is a small German that hosts hundreds of thousan...
David Finley
Don’t own my driveway on a SFH
My very first SFH I bought at an absolute auction in 2010. I went cause I never seen a house auction and figured I would watch. The House was a 2 bed 2 bath 1100 sq ft. I knew from my appraiser friends that I done co...
Ryan Culp
Merchant Mariner looking to start investing in TEXAS.
Good Morning Everyone,A little background on myself. My name is Ryan, I am 24 years old and looking to start investing in real estate. I graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 2016 with a Bachelors Degree i...
Alex Manley
Hello from The Fox Valley, Aurora, Illinois
Hello fellow BP users!My name is Alex Manley, and I am an aspiring real estate investor currently living in Saint Charles, Illinois. I found BP 6 months ago, and after binge reading endless blog posts, I figured it wa...
Jeff B.
The great CapRate Fallacy
CapRate is a derived number, not one on a PnL, Balance Sheet or COE Settlement Statement. It is a measure of the effectiveness your purchase.We all know the metrics NOI, PurchasePrice and CapRate and the math is trivi...
Account Closed
Multi-Family in Nashua vs. vacation rental in Joshua Tree
Hey everyone! I'm new around here :)My wife and I are getting ready to make our first purchase but we're torn between our two ideas... but also wondering if it's possible to do both in the same year.We're moving up to...
Randy K.
Night Owl In Arizona
Good day all,Figured I've held off long enough and should finally step out of the shadows, break out of my shell, get my foot in the door, etc. Thus far I've only perused the forums on occasion, following local contri...