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Greetings BP.
I have been doing a lot of lurking on this site soaking in as much information as I can in the last few months.
I am interested in buying Option to Purchase contracts from motivated sellers then hiring...
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I've been slowly teaching my daughter about compounding, not buying candy and other junk just because it is shiny and temporarily cool and that real estate is a great way to make a future. (Yeah, she's nine, but I ...
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Exactly how do I get the figures to calculate NOI, cashflow etc. I understand the formulas but where do I get the variables? How can I find out exactly what the rents are for each unit and what the expenses are? Al...
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So I just posted my first article for the BiggerPockets blog. After hitting what I'd call a Grand Slam flip that produced a net profit of over $800,000, and at the risk of sounding boastful or as a braggart, I was co...
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@James Hiddle
I think we're not on the same page Hiddle.
I don't think buying a house for $50,000 and then selling it for $100,000 is a crappy deal.
Here's an example of a typical deal for me...and I've done this man...
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Hi Folks,
Came across a deal in a boom town and wanted to see if it was actually a deal. Keep in mind this is in British Columbia (BC) Canada so some things differ but any advice is still welcomed. The aim is...
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“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” So goes the old saying, but that doesn’t stop people from trying: from pundits to analysts to salesmen, many make grand projections about the future...
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Which do you prefer when sending offers in for commercial property, a short format 1 page sheet with summary of terms leaving it to later to draft the full purchase contract, or do you prefer to send in the offer with...
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Hello all.Thanks for letting me be a small part of this great Bigger pockets community.My wife (who is also a new BP member) and I have been investing in Dallas real estate since June of 2013.So far we have gone slowl...
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Greetings! Very excited to have just joined the BP community. I'm a 25 year old working in the corporate world (currently in commercial-scale solar energy!) and gearing up to buy my first property. I want to start wit...