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Beware of Joe England! Podcast speaker #206I had a bad experience lending money to Mr. Joseph England. I want to share my experience in the hope of helping others who are thinking of investing with him. I always see h...
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Hello BP community,
I have observed a lot of confusion on the forums about financing options and the availability of programs for RE investors. As I have gained a ton of knowledge from the forums in my own journey, I...
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Hello friends. My wife and I live in Oregon and we want to buy our first rental, but the interest rates and the housing prices in Portland are very high. A 3-bedroom house starts at $450k. But I'm getting the feeling ...
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Yes I know this topic has been discussed many times. However I am accumulating more properties and I need to make a commitment to either forming an LLC or just staying a sole proprietor. I have heard and read that l...
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Is there anyone who is doing long distance investing? investing out of there country or state? Cause I want to know what measures do I have to take before investing in another country or state.
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As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...
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I recently purchased my first rental property with no money down. I did so by necessity as I am cash broke! However, I do put a substantial amount of money into my 401K account every pay check. I have always been r...
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That Atlanta market peaked on July 2007 and bottomed in March of 2012. We have since made a complete "V" shaped recovery since March 2012. At this significant bottom, and retail real estate were trading at 1996 pri...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $225,000
9509 Briarcreek Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73162
I've been on BP for a little under a week now, I love this site it's so informative. My question to you guys though is "Do you believe Detroit is making a turn around for the better & Will the change be noticed...