Nadiya Lonkevych
Help me make a decision on my first buy and hold
I have been going back and forth trying to decide where to look for our first deal. Narrowed it down to two areas: one with great schools, a very desirable to live Ellicott City, MD, expensive also; and second - immed...
James Wise
HARD MONEY is NOT a good idea.
I know I know everyone advertises hard money as this great way for newbie investors to get their feet wet and invest in deals they couldn't otherwise afford blah blah blah.Let's all be real here folks. Hard money is N...
Gayle Melnick
First buy and hold deal Baltimore city
Hi all. I wanted to share my first deal here as I've seen some other people do. I learned a lot during this process and wanted share with others.
The house is a 3 bedroom/1.5 bath in Baltimore city in Harwood, a nei...
Merri Chocola
100K to Invest, What Would You Do?
I had a friend ask me this question: If you had 100K to invest in just real estate, what would you do?
Since we are in Chicagoland I would move because I truly think the real estate market does not favor starting a ...
Arn Cenedella
My transition from SFR rentals to Multifamily Investing
One of my core values is that my words match my actions.
In street vernacular, one could phrase this as “practice what you preach” or “put your money where your mouth is” or “if you talk the talk, you need to walk th...
Louis A.
Advantages of Commercial over Residential -- Feedback Requested
Hello Fellow BP Gurus! As the subject suggests, I'm trying to determine whether to dip my feet into Commercial. I've gone back and forth with the debate -- At the end of the day, I have ultimately stayed on the reside...
Yusef Griffin
Is a competent architect hard to come by ? Do they add value?
I am getting out if the Marine Corps this summer. As a result of my service, I have the ability to use the Post 9/11 G.I. bill to go to school for free. I love things that are free, so I decided to apply to a Masters ...
Corey Reyment
Cost Segregation Study on a 16 unit and 401K To Reduce Tax
We are in negotiations on a 16 unit. Purchase price will be somewhere around $600K. We primarily wholesale and should end up somewhere around $400K this year of income from our wholesaling business. We met with our ac...
Account Closed
In your opinion & experience should I retire early?
Hi Folks,This is my first actual post on BP in 2 years even though I read other posts daily.With two year anniversary of my first rental purchase coming up I'm reaching out to BP community regarding your experience/re...
Brian Sorensen
How do you evaluate a historic house without comparables?
I have an bank accepted contract on an REO house for $140k. It's a beautiful old craftsman 4 bdrm from 1910 but it has wood single pane windows, no insulation, and only one bath on the main floor. My agent estimates A...