Account Closed
Investing in Newark, NJ
hey guys, I am new to investing in real estate. I live in Hoboken/JC and thought I would scope out Newark as a starting point. I am interested in finding 3 to 4 unit multi family properties that I can hold for cash fl...
Carmen Lewis
A Hypothetical Scenario
I am looking into my first deal. Let's say a seller agrees to sell me their house. I get the property under contract. I reach out to some cash buyers. What is stopping a buyer from going around me and buying directly ...
Abed Asghar
Why not invest in depreciating markets?
I have a question that maybe some of you more seasoned buy and hold investors might be able to answer. A lot of the forums/webinars talk about a minimum 12% cash on cash return on rental property investments, but for ...
Chinmay J.
What did you have to CHANGE the most to achieve success.
We all know change is a MUST for any type of success. Change is usually painful, but as the old refrain goes NO PAIN ! NO GAIN. What is something you have had to change to get from Point A to Point B. What do you t...
Antonio Bodley
Should I care or leave that up to the end buyer?
Should I care about buying homes in awful condition and in poor locations as long as there is an end buyer that buys junk homes in poor areas? My thing is this. If someone buys and rehab a junker house in great condit...
Noah Barba
when to test for lead paint?
Hey Everybody, after finding a potential fix and flip, I noticed mold and asbestos. That got me thinking about lead based paint. This is a house build in 1930 in Garden City, MI. What are the chances this house is cov...
Moshe H.
Troy, NY is the new Brooklyn!
Did that subject title get your attention? Good! :) I saw this super-hype phrase used in a property listing yesterday. It also said Troy is the "new Saratoga Springs". The question I pose to our august Upstate New Yor...
James Wilcox
Does the term "SLUM LORD" bother you?
I was just wondering if anyone on BP or have heard of any investor being called a "slum lord"? Would anyone else take offense to being called a "slum lord". It puts a bad taste in my mouth personally. Below is the sto...
Frank Mirando
tenant offered to pay 12 months rent up front should i take it?
Thanks for taking a moment to read this post I could use some advice.This potential tenant was formerly my landscaper who moved south with his wife a few years back. Long story short, she became ill, medical bills tu...
Scott Higs
is this strategy legal?
a friend of mine was telling me about another friend's real estate "strategy". sounds fishy to me, so i was hoping to get others' opinions.basically, he says the guy does the following:1) finds distressed property2) ...