Bryan Hancock
Have One ARM in Your Loan Portfolio?
A few years back I was studying mortgage products and learning what other options are available for debt. One of the things that intrigued me was that ARMs can have payments lowered if you prepay the mortgage. I fou...
Kevin Collins
REI Nation Experience
I know there has been a lot posted about REI or Memphis Invest. I thought I'd post about my experience. I've researched them for years. What I found useful was that they seemed to have a high number of investors th...
Jeremy Hale
Any suggestions on a good, *unbiased* real estate vs. stock market comparison?
I'm currently in my mid-20s, and I'm trying to set a course for my future to stick on. I've long held an interest in real estate investing, but I'm unsure if it really fairs as comparably as many seem to suggest as my...
Joe Krug
Crowd Source Investing
I am a physician. For years, I owned and self-managed or had a property manager for up to 5 SFR at a time. After a divorce, I sold all 5 properties and made money (1 was basically break-even). However, managing was ti...
Chris Martin
If your tenants could give you a grade, what would it be?
I'd like BP Nation's input on your tenant's view of you (as a landlord, leasing agent, resident manager, etc.) as seen through your tenant's eyes. 'A' to 'F'. I'd also be interested as to the hows and whys relating...
Paul Rodriguez
Largest Barrier of Entry for First-Time Investors?
As an individual who works with a variety of investors at all different levels in the game... and sees multiple many investment opportunities a month. I started this thread to look more closely at what holds back firs...
Kevin Jorgensen
Rent 1st home to enter REI?
Hello,I'm quiet new here, am interested in REI, but am at a crossroads and am ready for advice.Classic question: Do I rent my home, or sell it? Based on the allpropertymanagement.com rentVSsell calculator, it falls on...
Shannon Webb
Potential disaster I need to avoid...
Hi guys!So, I am new to this Wholesaling game and while practicing my due diligence, I have run across a potential disaster. I live in the state of Georgia. I have a deal that i have been working on and have taken tim...
PJ Kolnik
About to become a Landlord!
Hi all, I’m just about to close on a 3 unit property here in Chicago. It needs a bit of work with one unit I will live in and another two to rent out. Both have current leases that will run out in March and then I can...
Benjamin Molnar
Pumping the brakes in Detroit?
So my wife and I were about to submit an offer on a property in a great neighborhood - Morningside/East English - in Detroit. We had two different HMLs lined up to do the deal and we were about to submit an offer whe...