Account Closed
Does a college degree help?
Does a college degree help? Should I major in Finance or Real Estate? Both? Or is real life experience better for learning how to invest in real estate? My goal is to do this full time. What is the average time span f...
Patrick Menefee
Small victory-first property (4plex) finally under contract!
This is just the start of my journey, both for this property and for my REI career, but I learned a lot in the long time it took me to get this property under contract. Want to share what I learned along the way in th...
Margaret Feit
Reporting Personal-Title Properties on a Partnership Tax Return
My husband and I are members in an LLC partnership that owns several rental properties. We also have a handful of properties that are titled in our personal names because we have mortgages on them that had to be in ou...
Gino Barbaro
What Qualities Do You Look For In A Coach/Mentor
Hi everyone,Many people on BP are seeking a mentor to help them with investing in real estate. My question is what qualities and or skill set do you look for in a mentor. What are you looking to get from the relatio...
Kyle Swarts
Creative financing on a bigger scale flip
Hey guys I'm wondering about a few different finance options on a larger scale flip.I found a 4 bed 2.5 bath on 6.8 acres about to go into foreclosure. It's been on market around 100 days, they're asking 115k for it. ...
David Tower
Help mom keep her house
Hello BP,
I was hoping you pros out there might be able to give me a strategy that would help my mom stay in her house.
She owns the house free and clear but the house is very big, the RE taxes are high, the upkeep ...
Josh Haney
CRE Syndications/Joint Ventures
Hey everyone,
I have been in the process of learning the commercial real estate game specifically with syndication and joint ventures in mind for the future. I have no deal experience and all of my knowledge comes fr...
Account Closed
Need advice on dealing with contractor
Need Advice...I hired a contractor to do a basement renovation and it was supposed to have been done in 6-7 weeks. It is now week 18 and the work is still not done. He is dragging his feet and not putting in any effo...
Timothy W.
What if there is no housing "recovery"?
One of the things I always try to be conscientious to is herd mentality. Recognition of herd mentality and the pure luck of a well timed divorce kept me from investing in real estate in 2007 and waiting until 2008 wh...
Heeyeon Chung
Seller refusing to provide financials
Happy New Year, BP Community! I am currently under contract for a 14-unit MFH property. I was told that the seller is old (in her 70s) and both the seller's broker and her attorney are having a hard time getting thing...