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I was told the other day that after doing something for 10,000 hours you are an expert in that field. That had me doing the math. How many hours have I put into my real estate investing career? If a normal person work...
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Hello BP community, I'm looking for ideas other than house hacking for a first purchase to break into the rental community. I live in Austin, TX and am having a hard time finding a "great" deal on a duplex or triplex...
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I've been reading the forums and soaking up as much information as possible for the last 6-9 months. I finally decided to jump in and purchase my first turnkey property which closed about 2 weeks ago. Everything was s...
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Hi BPersI have been on this site around a year, and had great help from lots of members here. What i noticed many ppl post their success stories how they started, how the bought their 1st property and then grew a nice...
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I want to make sure that I’m not missing out on something/a good buy. I’ve looked at it 10 ways, and I can’t see where I’m missing anything.My realtor sent me a canceled listing and told me that the owners had wanted ...
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This bad handyman is accidentally looking to get promoted to just a regular handyman. Ive never been afraid to roll up my sleeves, but I generally know what I don't know and hire out the more advanced or specialize...
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Hey, I'm a young adult who has been studying up on turnkey properties and the pro's and cons of owning one, studying the various markets that offer said properties and so on. Overall I'm focused on acquiring one but I...