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Hello everyone, I am fairly new to real estate investing. I am a RN by profession and acquired my first house last March in the Taylor Ranch , Albuquerque NM .I acquired the home well under value and paid cash wi...
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This is my first post. I made my very first investment purchase in July of this year. It was a 2/1 single family home three blocks from the only high school in town with an appraisal of 86k. The house was gutted by pr...
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Hey everyone!Hope you all are having a nice, productive summer! I've been insanely busy running the kitchen here at the restaurant, which makes it hard to really focus on the REI bit. My realtor and I have stumbled ac...
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Hello BP,My name is Matt and I am a young professional living in Chicago. I came across BP about three months ago, and have since become fascinated with REI. My current goal is to purchase a 3-4 unit property that nee...
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Hi Everyone!!
My name is Ronda McCormick and I live in the Conroe/Houston area.
I have been interested in real estate investing for several years but decided now is the time to just jump in and do it!
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Howdy BP!
I found a FSBO and am trying to figure out if it's a good investment. It's currently a big open space (house that was converted into a tortilla market). I am thinking of renovating it into a duplex,...
Im 19 years of age and I recently graduated from High school and pursuing a career in real estate. (Currently taking classes to get my license in the state of Minnesota!) But Ive always been fascinated with rehabbing/...
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Hi Everyone - Long time reader, but this is my first post. I hope to maintain a more consistent presence on the site after this one and try to give back to this great community. A little bit about myself and backgro...
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Hi BP, I was trying to explain real estate development to a gentlemen who is interested in getting "in the game". I was explaining how I structure the purchase of land into deals and how I go about it. It got me thi...
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Not trying to stir up the nest, just looking for an answer.
Obviously in the OC, I never think about the 2% rule. But... starting to look out of state, I was looking to clarify the following:
I know that the 2% rul...