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Hello,I'm currently renting in Center City and want to start my Real Estate Investing journey soon (3-6mo) by house hacking a 2-4 unit property. My budget is $300k. Lower Bucks County has piqued my interest due to it'...
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Hey BP fam!!! Happy New Years. I am active duty military currently living in San Diego, CA. After months of research, my wife and I have decided to invest out of state due to the high prices in the SoCal area. We have...
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I'm currently in the process of purchasing my first foreclosure which happens to be a VA owned property. We are scheduled to close on this property on 1/12/21. Today I received an email from the escrow company that I...
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I've hired a contractor to renovate my upstairs unit which is the second and third floor. I've already paid the bulk of his costs which was approximately $114k with just $3k remaining on the balance once all work has...
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Hello allI joined this site after dealing with a nightmare landlord and continually failing rental property and deciding I wanted to get into property investing as a result. I was hoping to just deal with living in th...
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Hi everyone,
I am looking at rent stabilized investments in Manhattan. Does anyone have any insights? Maybe someone who owns an investment property?
I have heard that the new rules are problematic. I am aware of the...
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My wife operates a profitable salon located in a small 10,000 sq ft strip mall and is currently paying rent of $5k per month for 2,000 sq ft space within this mall. We have saved up approximately $250k of cash and hav...
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After more than 15 years in business during which time I had never had a registered complaint, much less a legal issue, I was taken to court for recording a contract. It was deemed a malicious act by the judge and she...
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I haven't been too good about seeking advice in the past and have made a lot of decisions based on my gut feel and info I get from BP, but on this one I am really conflicted. So I could use some help.I have had a dup...
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12% - 18% returns are available to me constantly through performing mortgage notes and cash-flow rental property. I like holding notes at 12%, but I don't like just consistency without an larger upside. I enjoy rent...