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Hi All,My name is Tom Connolly, and I live in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, about equidistant from Chicago & Milwaukee. I am employed full time in software sales, and my wife is full time employed in Digital ...
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Hi BP CommunityI am a new investor in the IE. I have wanted to invest in real estate for a very long time and have finally taken the ‘plunge’. I am interested in everything real estate, but am currently submitting o...
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Hi BP,Seeking some advice and criticism:I am currently analyzing a triplex in my city for a buy hold rental; which we will most likely live in for the first year or two. We plan to live in and increase the rent of th...
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I am a member of various wholesaling groups on Facebook, and always see wholesalers who love to post photos of the checks for the deals they did. Why would I ever want to do business with someone who posts photos of t...
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Just wanted to throw my two cents in about Grant Cardone. He has been completely bashing single family investing lately in hopes of getting people to invest in his fund and I really don’t like it.
His entire argument...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $1,100,000
Cash invested: $10,000
Owner Occupied Triplex in San Diego
What made you interested in i...
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So I placed my first offer yesterday on a property, and did my numbers and my MPP was 65k... I wanted to see if maybe I can get a better deal or bite to negotiate and offered 50k..agent said he has been getting num...
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I'm getting ready to close on 2 duplexes. They are both older buildings that need a little bit of clean up and improvements. I don't know if I should do minimum repair or really sink some money in them to make them mo...
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August of 2015 we purchased a property as an investment it required full rehab. 1500 sq ft 2/2 complete new baths and new kitchen all new hvac updated all electrical and restored original hard wood floors. Home is wha...
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I am looking for some recommendations for a property management company in Memphis to handle a condo in East Memphis. I've spoken to several companies to get basic information (including Crye Leike, Meridian Property...