Ken Steph
New investor - market suggestions? :)
Hi everyone!
I'm a new investor from Vancouver, BC just been listening to a lot of podcasts, read a few books, joined REIN etc to get a bit more educated. I'm ready to get started but since I'm not attached to any sp...
Matthew Shaw
Student Loans, Savings or REI
I just graduated from school with $56,000 worth of loans (I had $74,000 and paid $18,000 immediately. I acted hastily and regretfully did not consider what I could have done with that $18,000) with rates of 5.8% and n...
James Holloman
New Member from Pinellas County, Florida
Good morning all, my name is James Holloman, I am new to real estate investing but have some experience. We purchased our first home in 2010, spent 3 years fixing it up and sold it last month after realizing we ha...
George Paiva
Deal Analysis: 40 Unit in Middle Georgia
Finally found something promising in one of my research markets. 40 unit mix with 9 buildings. Current owner has owned it for 10+ years but has pulled cash out of the property. Has two mortgages on it about $95k annu...
Manny Rana
Propety Tax - Taxable Value
Hi Everyone,A few months back, I closed on a 2-unit in West Village and this week I got the notice from the Board of Assessors in regards to the new taxable value on the property. I was expecting an increase, but I w...
Rudy Brown
160k to invest: BRRRR vs Traditional Buy-n-Hold
Hello BPers, As the title states. I just got a HELOC for 100k and I have about 60k of my own money to invest. I love the BRRRR strategy but finding a killer deal in my competitive South Florida market is nearly imposs...
Stephen Daniels
Interviewing Real Estate Agents
Hi everyone! So my wife and I have an appointment with an agent here in Arizona we have never worked with before. As David always says never assume just because your agent is nice that they are good. In the spirit of ...
Eric Edling
I need some one with experience in mortgages and how they are regulated.
I have an idea to capitalize on the turmoil that is approaching the current real estate market and then where to channel that capital. If the idea of this specific type of deal could be mastered and then scaled. To ca...
David Espinoza
What should be the focus Credit card debt or buying the first house?
I have plenty of Credit card debt but I wasn't sure what's better immediately focus on the debt or don't worry about it for now and look on buying a house with the idea of flipping the house and using the profits to e...
James Martin
2008 Financial Crisis
I listened to former CEO of BB&T John Allison speak at Harvard Law School this morning. Give us Liberty, but not a Bailout!He talked about bad mistakes made in real estate driven by governmental policy. And anxiet...