Warren Buffett when asked about his time horizon for investments. He answered with "Our favorite stock holding period is forever.” That got me wondering about real estate as I know folks in the boomer generation that ...

Hello,I am looking into commercial loans to get into multifamily buildings... I am sending out emails to local banks in areas I want to invest. These loans are a bit more tricky than conventional loans and one of the ...

I just paid of my house this morning and that's the last thing I owe to anyone.I'm 41 now and own my house free and clear. I've been in REI now for a little over 2 years (wholesale & rehab/fix&flip). I still h...

Hey everyone was wondering if anyone has every tried mailing hand written letters as an elevator pitch to potential private investors. I'm from a small town where everyone knows everyone, I work for the local sheri...

the story starts in January of 2016, when i added a tenant to my one family house. 10 days later she decided to move her stuff in. she rented a one bedroom in my house and was bringing in her belonging that could fill...

I have been in a bit of a funk over recently. I currently buy and hold.  I have 23 doors all of which cash flow on paper, but don't in reality. I have a budget spreadsheet that I update each year based on previous yea...

I was at work, but my husband works from home. We live in a duplex. Our landlord is awesome, but I noticed the other side of the plex wasn't moving. We have a signed year long lease. My husband was sitting on the couc...

Hi Everyone - I'm interested in finding Cash Flow Positive Properties in Ski Resort Towns. I've found Colorado to be one of the most expensive in the US, maybe followed by Park City/Deer Valley, Utah. Are there any ot...

Last year I posted a thread “It’s 2018–Whatcha Gonna Do About It?” and it got a lot of great response.  So why not do it again?  Every year around this time I see threads on BP asking about your goals for the coming n...

The first part of this house hacking success story could have been written a couple years ago, but it wasn't, so here is the final part!We bought a duplex with owner-occupied financing in March of 2015. We had to evic...