Omar Johnson
Telephone Fear: How To Get Rid Of It When Talking To Sellers
Every single person in the world at one time or another has had a fear of something. Whether it is a fear of something physical such as spiders, heights, the dark and water, we all deal with fears. For some real estat...
Johnathan Butler
PLEASE Critique My Thought Process on a Potential Deal
Hello BP Nation,I’m looking at purchasing my first RE investment property in the west suburbs of Chicago within the next 90 days. In an effort to mitigate the amount of catastrophic mistakes that I’ll make as a newbie...
Ericka G.
Hold or Fold? Knowing when to Sell
For those who buy and hold - how do you decide when to fold (sell)?
Here's the situation: Bought several OOS properties starting 2.5 years ago. We "chose" this location because my husband was assigned there for wor...
Angelique F.
Equity Indexed Universal Life Insurance EIUL
Hey Everybody,
I was listening to podcast #17 with Jeff Brown and he talked about how EIUL's are a really great way for young people to invest in their future. In a nut shell, with this policy, part of your premium ...
Eric L.
Nissan announces driverless cars by 2020
Nissan announced today that they will sell driverless cars by 2020. What the heck does this have to do with real estate investing? Well, a lot. This will be the biggest driver of change since the Internet.
Th...
Jacob Tudor
Lender Dropped the Ball and Cost Us Thousands!
Hey!Up until now, we have bought our homes in cash. I wish we could continue to do so, because bank mortgages aren’t fun!I would really like to see if I could get some guidance from the BP community and figure out if ...
Gary Onstad
Self directed IRA
I'm having trouble figuring out how I would manage a property using funds from a self directed IRA. If I use an IRA I have a transaction fee ($35) every time it writes a check. So $30 to mow the lawn becomes $65 expen...
Carlos O.
Seeking advice for my first deal
Hello everyone,After a month and a half of searching I think I finally found something decent out near KC. This would be my first deal and I'm taking a conservative approach here. I would like to some feedback on the ...
Cameron McNulty
Why is Arkansas Real Estate so cheap?
Hi all, I've been looking into warmer states to start investing in, and one of the spots I've taken into interest is Arkansas. I started doing a little market research and found that It's overall a pretty cheap place ...
Jeremiah Belocura
First-time Philly House Hacker
Hi all, first-time [future] house hacker. My wife and I are moving back to Philly and have found a duplex we're interested in, both units being 2 bed/1 bath at roughly 750 SF.I used the BP Rental Property Calculator,...