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I live in Southern California, and will be for the foreseeable future. From listening to a few podcasts and reading posts here, it seems like California is not the best place to start for newbies with not a lot of cap...
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So I screwed up last year, or at least according to my current strategy. I refi'd my 30yr mortgage on rental property down to a 15yr, and paid points to get down to 3.5% interest.
Now I'm wishing I pulled cash out s...
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So, I bought a house from a nice older couple. It was their mother's house, and they live next door. The two lots are totally fenced in together with no fence between them, and in total they're 1 acre (I have 0.6, and...
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This post is mostly targeted at junior military officers at the beginning of their career. However, it is applicable to anyone who moves, either due to work or personal choice, around the country for work. Or it could...
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I recently moved from Panama City, Fl. to San Diego, Ca. The real estate dynamic is completely different in Southern California so I am forcing myself to learn market research across the country. I am interested in ...
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Hey y'all ;) I wanted to share my first success story here that relates to turnkey investments. I had a lot of trouble finding positive posts about turnkey investment and thought I will share this here.
For some bac...
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What's your prediction for mortgage interest rates this year? Up, down, or all around?
What do you think and why?
Share your thoughts below! 👇👇👇👇
And, if you're still learning the basics of learning the method be...
I've been looking at HML to help fund spec home building and I'm not turned off by the higher rates but, I'd like to connect with private investors directly. So, my question is if I post in the marketplace that I a...
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Since 2012, I've been on the sideline watching, learning, and saving to get into real estate investing. I'm 28 yrs old now and finally have some funds saved up and set aside specifically for real estate. Not a huge am...
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I just heard on the news that real estate prices are dropping like crazy in Puerto Rico due to the state of the local economy. Wondering if that's a good opportunity to start investing there. Anyone on BP currently in...