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2020 will be a challenging year for the housing market.
On the one side, there's a strong US economy that has driven the unemployment rate to record low levels, boosting disposable income, which makes a bullish case...
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Getting ready to start my real-estate investing journey but trying to get my questions and concerns answered before I start. So this is a very elementary question (sorry)! If you use the BRRR method of investing for b...
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Hi all,Recently I just realized one of my rental properties had a ridiculous appreciation in just 2 years. I purchased the property "A" in 2015 and in two years my current property has appreciated 100%! The current re...
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I am going to share my journey building my 16 bedroom assisted living property in Iowa. This will be my first time going into assisted living care. It took me a long time to get this deal done approximately 1.5 year...
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Hello BPers,
I'd like feedback on when an investor should decide to sell their investment.
I bought an SFH in Parma, OH, in June of 2017. I bought it for $86,500, including closing costs. I immediately found a rente...
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I just love this saying...
and,
"analysis paralysis" = someone (usually a numbers guy) who over analyzes every deal to a point where he can never jump in the game.
Dave Ramsey always uses "leave the cave, go out a...
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Hi everyone,
New member here. Is it wise to buy a property without actually seeing the property in person. I would like to buy a turnkey duplex but it's in another state as my first rental property.
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Is it normal to start freaking out after you purchase your first rental property? I know I am seriously freaking out. I hope that it's just the jitters from all of the new things going on. This is the first propert...
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Currently I do not have the best credit (fair) and not so much extra cash. For those of you that have already made at least their first investment. Where did you get the money? Own cash, 401k, hard money lenders, bank...
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Just watched the 60 minutes special on the homeless crisis. Very concerning when you realize that we are part of the problem. To keep our business profitable we absolutely have to screen tenants for felony’s, rental...