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Over the past 6 months I have been on a serious hunt to purchase income producing parking lots & structures across several markets. Three offers made so far but no deals. I just wanted to share some of my thought...
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Hi!We’re planning to rent our home when we move—but we know we will be moving out of state. Question is:Self manage out of state? OR Hire property manager and eat the costs until you have cash flow coming in? What’s t...
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I’m curious to hear what everyone is doing to navigate this market with high interest ratesInvestors, agents, buyers/sellers and lenders what are you doing to close deals? Are you having to get creative? The Fed is pl...
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Economic Update
(Monday, August 17, 2020)
The pandemic has reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequities in our soci...
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Hello BP community!I am a new member here and am excited to start my career as a real estate investor here in the Chicago area. Since I am still a W-2 employee, I have decided to start with wholesaling to build experi...
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What's up BP!I have the opportunity to partner 50/50 on a 16 unit purchase in Norfolk, Va with a friend and fellow investor. My skillset and experience is 95% residential, so I am hoping to get some feedback and opini...
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I recently switched jobs and currently debating on what to do with my 401k, now that I have options to do a roll over into my new company's plan, roll into a self-directed IRA, etc. I heard that you can use a self-dir...
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Greetings, forum. I'm peeking over the fence to see what all the fuss is about. One aspect I'm reading about is how notes are hard work, entail lots of phone calls, and feels like an being an administrative assistant,...
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I am planning to buy a rental property in north Austin in next 2-4 weeks. My budget is between 250K-325K. I will be buying a single-family house. After looking at different neighborhoods I have finalized three areas 1...
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Hey BP Members!My wife and I are newbie's and are looking to start our road to financial freedom. We currently live in Metairie, which is a suburb in New Orleans, and are currently looking to put an offer on a duplex ...