Nour Hatab
MF Buying vs Building?
Having spent my whole life as a salaried employee, No financial risks of any sort, time had come for me and the wife to retire. So I thought of getting in where the action is, yes, Real Estate. Having no idea where an...
Account Closed
So I just inherited a good chunk of change
So I just inherited a good chunk of change and I want to get into real estate. My brothers (who got the same amount) are going the Index Fund / Stock Market route. I will do some of that but after listening to some BP...
Chadwick Cotner
Help me convince my significant other RE Investing is beneficial
BP Members,
I am relatively new to RE investing and looking to start building my RE portfolio (multi family and/or SFH). I have had one prior property (SFH) that happened out of necessity rather than informed invest...
Amie D.
Do you consider applicant's self-employment income if business is new?
A young married couple wants to rent a single family home I own in a low- to middle- income neighborhood. They check decently (good references from present/past landlord, no criminal history/bad debts/delinquent accou...
Travis Zuehls
LOAN STACKING Payoff Mortgage in 1/6th the time and save 100k+
I'm not sure if this is a legit term but I've thought about this before and then I ran the numbers and was pretty excited to see what I came up with. Perhaps many of you already know about this and I'm just behind the...
Account Closed
Need advice - or better yet a financial advisor - VA
I am relatively new to investing and I have a couple of options in front of me during the next year. I need to chat with someone who can help me understand the implications of these decisions on my financial health. I...
Will Wu
From 0 to 140 houses in 2 years. Now what?
It's been a hell of a ride during the past 2 years. I started my real estate investor back in June 2012. Bought 12 Class B townhouses and started learning being a landlord, 3 months later bought 37 class D apartments....
Andi Mysza
Contractor materials markup
I’m new to this site and am already learning a lot. Is there an industry standard markup on materials by contractors? When do I know it’s worth my time to shop for, purchase and pick up materials myself vs having the ...
Kimberly C.
New to STR, do cleaners do laundry onsite? If so, which washer & dryer are best?
Long story long, I'm currently setting up 2 STR properties (these would be my first).1 property is a 4/1.5 with a working washer & dryer1 property is basically a 2/1 with no washer & dryerI'm definitely gettin...
Tyler Rowley
Family That Needs a Break
Here’s the situation…I know a family who is going through a rough time. Mom, Dad + 8 kids. One of their daughters has leukemia.They were evicted last year and their new place just went on the market and they had to mo...