Tyler Hogan
Max out Roth or save for real estate?
Hi guys, I wanted to get some outside opinions on something I’ve been thinking a lot about over the past year or so. I have a goal of reaching financial independence by 30. I am 25 years old, married, have a mortga...
Ryan Watson
Debate of Subdivision Morals
I'd like to talk about this topic with everybody because I feel its a legitimate problem. WIth a recession upon us we know the housing boom was part of it. Including the fact that some entire housing developments were...
Timothy W.
Is O'Donnell really stupid?
There seems to be a lot of fear of attractive conservative brunettes to the point that they have to attacked as "stupid" by people who never really qualify that statement and when they do qualify it, it turns out they...
Wes Brand
Oakland/SF/Surrounding area help
I realized that I dismissed Oakland / SF / the relatively close area out of hand -- thinking it can't possibly work because the buy ins are too high, and the cash ROI is too low, but I never actually seriously investi...
John Foster
Experiences with Lease Options
Hey Everyone,
I'm considering lease options as a future investing strategy and am curious to hear others experience with it. Do the tenants often buy the house at the end of the deal? How long do most lease options g...
Lor Fara
Renovated flip, doesn’t sell, next options
I’ve finished my first flip in October in Richmond CA. A single family, 3 beds, 2 baths, huge yard. The house turned out great after renovations. It’s listed at $650k based on comps. It didn’t sell in 40 days tho...
Tyler Rowland
"Shouldn't Landlords Feel Guilty about raising rent?"
I was talking about Real Estate Investing with some people at Home Show event, and as I was talking about getting rents up to market rates. A lady in the conversation asked me if I felt guilty about that (raising rent...
Bruce Woodruff
Anyone have an idea where the market is headed?
I'm just curious what y'all think about the general market? Good time to buy or sell? Buyer's market/Seller's market/neither?
I had a discussion today with a Realtor who expects a rough time ahead....what with the el...
Account Closed
Dump Your Real Estate Agent
It is my contention that in most circumstances you should not use a real estate agent to buy a single family home, and only in limited circumstances should you use one to sell. This strategy saved me approximately $15...
Matt Inouye
BRRRR - Low Appraisals
Hi BP Community,I recently encountered a situation with my primary residence that got me thinking about how it might impact my use of the BRRRR strategy.I recently refinanced my personal residence with about 60%LTV. ...