Brad Pickett
Subject To? You Bet!!
This month I closed a subject to deal. I know that a lot of people are hesitant to take over existing loans so I wanted to share this success story. I will keep it short. I purchased the home subject to for 0 money...
Franklin Schmidt
Passive Unleveraged Investment?
I have no intrinsic interest in real estate. My interests, in order, are:
1. capital preservation
2. stable returns
3. yield
So why am I here? Because I think unleveraged residential rental real estate in middl...
Chrystal T.
Should this contractor's bid still be given a fair consideration?
#contractors_are_shadyA contractor who was working with my architect to complete blueprints for the county's plan check always took his time to provide necessary information, and refused to give me an itemized bid bec...
Eran G.
Playing cash flow and appreciation at the same time
I would like to get feedback on an idea I have of playing the cash flow and appreciation at the same time but in different markets. Here is the strategy:I am thinking of investing my existing money for cash flow in a...
Gary M.
School of Hard Knocks
I had this fantasy that when I did my first deal I would become a paying member of BP and then amaze all with my tale of success. Alas my tale of success will have to wait and in the spirit of honesty and reality I pr...
Jason Barnett
Auction "Characters"
Today I attended my first sheriff's auction. I wasn't there to actually buy anything, I mostly just wanted to watch and get a feel for how it works when you go to one of these things. Over the course of 2 hours I st...
Ben Smith
Advice for friend with poor rental history
Hello!I am looking to help a friend find a place after a recent eviction. (I know, not the usual question for this forum). I am new to the rental game, so I know more about the processes than she does, not as much as ...
Milton Chamberlain
Kansas City MO NEW Source of Income Discrimination Ban Ordinance
Hi BP community,There was a recent ordinance passed in the state of Missouri (specifically the actual city of Kansas City) pertaining to whether or not landlord's can review and deny tenant applications based on sourc...
Diane G.
what do you think of this Denver downtown MFH
Everyone says Denver market is over priced, but this one looks pretty good to me... Am I wrong?http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/20412666/1266-Lafay...
Mike H.
Anyone buying duplex lots as buy and hold strategy?
Had the opportunity to pickup some duplex lots. Just agreed to terms with the bank last week. Was wondering if anybody sees this as a potential strategy for buy and hold investors.
Here's my thought process. Let me k...