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I am a 31 year career law enforcement professional interested in investing ahead of and throughout retirement. Looking to connect with potential mentors to help along the journey.Thank you.Kevin
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Have been offered an off market deal through a private money lender. The lender has offered us a property that another rehabber has defaulted on. The owner of the property is in jail and the lender plans on assigning ...
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I am completely new to this industry but everything about it makes me excited. I have read many books and listened to podcasts and youtube videos but I do not want to start investing without some guidance first. I am ...
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I have been searching for investment opportunities for a few months now and had zero luck. The single family properties that look reasonable for a flip or flip and hold are snatched up for a lot higher than what my n...
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The homebuyer/flipper company Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) is starting to look like a zombie company. Last quarter, they produced negative gross margins (-12.6%) and lost $928 million in operations. Their market cap (...
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Hey all! My wife and I are preparing to start our real estate investing journey in the next year. We live in a super high cost of housing area in NW Montana so we are thinking we need to be looking at long-distance in...
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As we acquire more and more (mostly buy and holds, but also some rehabs for a quick flip) it's becoming more and more of a hassle to keep the books.
I am yet to find an adequate piece of bookkeeping software which re...
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Anyone know where I can find vacant land with mineral rights? Would the regular land sites handle this or would I need to go through an agent? Nowhere particular just trying to see what’s available and what going pric...
Hey BP Gang! Looking to hear your feedback on how the following issue may impact the value and rent premiums my property (duplex) demands. Some of you who reside in so-cal may be familiar with this issue.The Metro i...
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Hi,I purchased a house recently and my property manager did make-ready repairs in it. Nothing serious (not a fully-fledged rehab). There are a couple of issues with it, though, and I want to understand how you would r...