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Hey BP Fam,
I currently have a local investor looking to exit his rental business within the next 5 years because he's older in age. So he wants to sell all of his properties. A vast majority of them have 100% equi...
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I see a ton of fellow West Coast investors ready to pounce on out of state single family houses and people here on BP ready to sell them anything under the sun. It seems that these investors are long on money but sho...
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I invest in CA and wanted to try out of state investing. I chose Cleveland OH, and started interviewing Realtors, prop managers, contractors, and lenders for months. I felt I built a good team and pinpointed the loc...
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So this is a long post but worth the read as it's educational, big time. I am selling off some of my 2 family homes as you might know and my property managers who are also the agents for me wouldn't listen to me. I sa...
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This question is very common and sounds very straightforward: as an investor, can I deduct my real estate education? Warning: you will not get clear answers from this post. Instead, you will likely get confused. Welco...
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What is a good way to feel out of state real estate agents and others that I will need to build my business. I am not able to fly to meet up at the moment and probably won't be able to for 6 months or so. What are som...
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We currently own three investment properties (SFR) and looking to expand that by at least 4 this year. We have always held it to be a good business practice to not raise rent on current tenants when the renew their l...
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As a goal setting exercise and to be sure I'm focusing my education in the right areas I'd love your input on the following:I'm seeking 350k+/year in net passive income. How would you design the portfolio? What exact...
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Hi all, I am interested in getting started in real estate investing and pretty overwhelmed after reading a lot and doing a lot of the basics over the past 6 months. I am a physician so looking for more hands off inves...
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This must be a commonly asked question here, but I'm seeking updated opinions, from People who are daily operating in those markets. Could the profitability of Short-Term Rentals outweigh the stability offered by Long...