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I was able to get three cash flow positive properties with solid CoC returns during the downturn, and part of the way up, but in the greater Seattle area it is getting harder and harder. Prices are too high relative t...
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Hi,I'm a new member from Belgium (the country, in Europe). I've been an enthousiastic subscriber of the BP Podcast since a few months. I'm absorbing knowledge like a sponge while working towards a first deal, but wh...
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Oregon is considering a bill with state wide rent control. As landlords, this is obvious an issue incredibly important to our industry.Rent control creates ghettos. Rent control drives up the cost of housing. Rent co...
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Hey BP, I’ve been tasked with building a portfolio from scratch for a couple guys. When I built my portfolio I started in the suburbs and moved to some out state markets that have become my niche. The prices in the...
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I've been reading and receiving a lot of great advice/recommendations on BP about certain investment strategies and how to go about them. One of the strategies that we are seriously considering and likely starting of...
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Hello BP Forum,
This is my first post on here and I truly appreciate this amazing network of highly effective go-givers of time and energy. It's something that just blows me away.
Cut to the chase.
I will be mov...
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From 2003-2009 I was 20 years old and had my first real job and taste of Real Estate for a mortgage company at HomeBridge Mortgage Bankers in south Florida.It was a crazy market and a crazier place to work, but I lear...
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Welcome BP compatriots to my weekly "Skeptical Take" on all things real estate, coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for...
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HI recently started looking at properties in New Ipswich and Jaffrey. I really like the area but would like to get some input from an investor in the area.I am looking for long term buy and hold rental properties, and...
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Hello team,Hope all is well and that everyone had good holidays.I believe that the screening process is the best tool I have for getting quality tenants in my house and avoiding future headaches. I wanted to get some ...