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Good morning everyone,Just wanted to update everyone that I just closed on my first real estate deal in Columbus, OH. I wanted to say thank you to all the individuals who reached out to me and connected me with some v...
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Two years into investing and now FULLY understand the risk of buying sight unseen foreclosure at auction. Looked good from the outside, but bad from the foundation up. Anyway, this small house is in downtown Phoenix...
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Hey guys,
I'm 26 years old and from rural Kansas. I grew up on a large family farm that I still have ties to this day. I now work as an consultant to other farmers assisting them in production. Now that you know a li...
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Getting back into realestate investing. I have a co-worker that is looking to retire. He owns 6 rentals that need about 5k to get rent ready. I work full time and the houses are 2.5-3 hrs away so will be looking for p...
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I am closing on a 5 family very soon. It's my first buy and hold. All of the tenants are TAW with no lease agreements in place. There are no security deposits and no last months rent being held and the rents are well ...
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What are some of the main reasons why insurance companies would not want to insure an investment property or would insure for a higher premium?
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So Hi BP members,
Came across the podcast first which led me to this Awesome site. I'm 30 yrs old, married almost 9 yrs now, and I have 1 sfh rental under my belt as of 4 months ago that was my primary reside...
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So I have an opportunity to market an area that is in rapid change. The lot value is greater than the home values in cases where the land has enough square footage (about half the lots in the area). So I have a price ...
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I have to say that finding BP and meeting so many motivated people on this forum has really gotten my juices flowing to find and make deals. I closed on 4 units in a single complex in Oakland back in February, and ha...
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Has anyone worked with DoHardMoney? I'm a newbie looking to finance my first deal. Any feedback is welcomed. Thank you!