David W.
Should I sell my lot or build on it and sell it
I own a lot that I paid $41,000 for and can sell it for $95,000. Or I can build a house on it that will cost me all in $250,000 and sell it for $400,000. If I add the cost of the lot to my building costs , the number...
Jacob Humiston
New to Real Estate Investing, Washington, DC located
Hello,It seems like i follow a common path everyone else has, at least thats what I have read in books and in podcasts. I too started off reading rich dad poor dad and it has changed my perspective on everything. My d...
Charlie MacPherson
New Year's Resolution - STOP GIVING BAD ADVICE!
BP is a great place and for the most part, the forums are filled with good advice from people who are genuinely trying to help each other. But time after time I've seen people who are well meaning giving out some rea...
Account Closed
How do you account for the value of your time?
One thing I've noticed about comparisons of real estate strategies is that returns of very active forms of investing are often compared to very passive forms of investing as though the time invested does not have any ...
Nicholas Baughman
Is this A legal way to crowdfund?
So I stumbled across this ad in the marketplace and was wondering if other investors can legally post things like this. Isn’t this an illegal way to crowdfund? They’re not supposed to guarantee and ROI are they?
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Brandon Phelps
Do you have a favorite bank for a checking account?
I have one rental property, and am about to get one or two more. I've got to get official about this business now and am looking for opinions on your bank. I'll be opening an account just for the rental. Obviously if ...
Michael Huang
NNN Lease can I be the landlord and tenent both?
Hi everyone, I would like to buy a property, build for NNN lease but run the tenent business the sametime. I don't know if someone here has done something like that. What are the pros and cons? For example, if I have ...
Steve French
Any GA/ATL investors around?
Howdy! I've made a few posts in the ATL subforums, but now I'm wondering if there is anyone near where I live (Issaquah, work in SLU in Seattle) that also invests in Georgia? Especially SFHs (which we are putting of...
Spencer Herrick
Renting out properties as an individual or a business?
I'm in a position to purchase a property at any time, just waiting for a deal to pop up within my purchasing budget. Here's my question:Rent as an individual or as a business? I know that a lot of expenses can be writ...
Wells Mangrum
Commercial Real Estate Cycle
Where do you think we are in the real estate cycle? How fast do you think that change will come? What changes can we prognosticate for the short term future? These predictions matter because they affect our current...