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Hi All,
I am new to this forum and somewhat new to investing in distressed properties, although not new to real estate investing in general. I am a builder and developer, so I have bought, developed, built, and sold...
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Can anyone offer advice on how useful a website can be when just starting out? I would like to have a blog set up to openly discuss business moves but I am still not sure how much work or how useful having a website s...
To fellow wholesalers nationwide your thoughts and ideas are appreciated here:2010 -2014 We were closing about 20 - 30 wholesale deals a year. 2015 as well as 2016 things have slowed greatly on deal flow in our whole...
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Hey all. Starting to build my rental portfolio and my tenants came to me last week asking if their 2 family members could stay at the home for about 1 month while they transition from Vegas to STL. The current tenants...
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I just have a few questions about getting financed by private investors. Also I’m planning on using the BRRRR method for more context.1. When should I ask the private investor for money? Before I find a deal? After I ...
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Hi All!
It's been a hot minute since I've been on the BP forums but just wanted to share something I'm involved with this year. I normally would not hawk a conference or product, but SECO is a great event and is a no...
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We recently acquired our first investment property. It is 12 units, 35 minutes west of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Purchase price $720,000Appraised $755,000My wife and I put $70,000 down, second mortgage on our house, and...
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Convince me why I should take the plunge and become a landlord at this time. With the #CancelRent movement, the eviction moratorium, and unemployment benefits either expiring or being attenuated, I have a hard time se...
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Hi everyone, Dave from Philly here! I’m trying to put together a check list of things to do to analyze the market I plan on investing in, and I wanted to get some ideas from you all about what I should include on it....
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A close friend of my resident manager would like to rent from me. He has two evictions on his record (which he initially lied about, but supposedly has turned his life around in the last few years, according to my res...