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What am I missing? It seems like Sarasota / Tampa real estate is half of Boca Raton / Fort Lauterdale? I understand its like colder there in January / February - but aside from that why are the prices so much cheaper?
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I'm working with two banks right now to try and finance a four-plex. Both are 20% down and amortized on a 30 year schedule. One is a fixed 30 year mortgage at 4.625% and the other is variable at 3.25% for the first 5...
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We're currently trying to rent out our first property. We are asking $900/mo + utilities, and have two interested roommates. They don't want to lease until May 1, but we are signing it Friday. I have a few questions.
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For the experienced STR investors, what insights can you share about occupancy and rate trends? How is 2023 shaping up relative to the past few years?I hear a lot about how over supply is driving down prices and occup...
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I am interested in the psychology behind the strategy of investing in Real Estate nation-wide. Is it practical to plan for building a nation-wide network in order to capitalize on a hot market wherever that market exi...
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Hey BP - I am closing on my first REI now, a duplex. In the inspection process I learned that both sides currently have
pets and I know one side is smoking inside of their unit, both things a violation of their curr...
We're recently found LLC based in Boston, MA with 3M to invest. We had experience doing some multi-family, condo rental, flipping houses in Lowell, Boston, Quincy, etc. We are thinking to become developers in the next...
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I have a 2/1 apartment for rent and got a call from Blick Center. They have a young man aging out of the youth facility that needs a place to live with 24 hour care giver. His issues are medical, he has seizures, so w...
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Does anyone have any leads on this 'rich dad?' The rich dad either didn't exist, or Robert Kiyosaki IS the rich dad. Somebody had to say it.I'm not saying anything about the business advice. The books are pretty ironc...
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BP Community,
I wanted to share our latest success story since it’s a milestone in our real estate growth. But it’s important to provide the arc of our journey to give some context. We started land-lording ab...