Joel Watson
Rent or sell?
I'm 31 and I'm 5 years into a house. The house went for $80k at the time and I received the first-time homebuyers credit of 5k. It's been great living there, but it is a cottage and very small. I'm currently engaged a...
Jordan Pennington
Buying vs Building Commercial
Hi everyone,Looking for some advice on an interesting dilemma I have. So here is the story. I have owned and operated a few retail spaces in my town for over 30 years. I have been looking for a freestanding building f...
Mike Krysinski
New to BP from Minot, NoDak!
First, I would like to say hello and am very excited to be apart of BP! I was referred to BP by my best friend, John, and after spending roughly a month listening to the podcasts during my commute, my workouts and whe...
Jeff Richardson
Renovation Loans
Hi,My name is Jeff and I live in Bedford, Indiana. I am currently a public school teacher. My wife and I have been acquiring rental properties for the last year and a half. We have 6 rental properties fully rented....
Jason Fowler
Goals
I wanted to start off by saying this site is amazing and the people on here are awesome and always willing to lend their expertise. I am a Chiropractor who has always been interested in real estate for many years....
Ian Fisher
Deal analysis
Hi allI'm hoping I can ask for some advice from the great minds of BP. I currently own a number of SFRs in Kansas City. I have been approached by someone who owns a number of these himself and is looking to retire. He...
Bill Bonds
Keep or re-invest elsewhere - A Life Insurance Annuity
Be gentil, Im young 24, and am still learning....I have a FarmBureau Life Insurance Policy setup for me in 1990 that earns 4.5% for any funds deposited. I will pay $67 per month for the policy once I take it over from...
Mark Adler
Need a flexible commercial lender for first property
Hi everyone, I have recently found a property in Baltimore that is going up for auction soon. It is 6 total units with one of the units being a storefront. I had left a full time job about a year ago to pursue real es...
Jim Love
New To RE, Joliet/Plainfield IL
Honestly I've only been looking at this a week or so. Have listened to a half dozen or so podcasts. Been reading- would like to get into this... I'm looking to retiring in a few months. Don't want to sit around. Ha...
Jeff Bethke
Duplex - half full time / half VRBO
Has anyone ever kept one half of a duplex for VRBO/personal vacation use and rented the other to a full time tenant? I can think of several issues, but wanted the community thoughts as well.
Thanks!