David Jiang
How to document cash payments to contractors?
What would be sufficient proof that a cash payment I make to a contractor is an expense for a project? I always have trouble with this as I do a lot of flips and have a few people who moonlight for me on their weekend...
Thomas Harrelson
Money for real estate
So I have a predicament, I have some cash saved up (about 20k) plus I own a house outright (valued at 120-150k). I believe this would be a great financial start for me but I have family living in the house for free. T...
Brandon Reed
Building a Mission and Vision for Real Estate Investment Strategy
Hey BP,I'm new to RE investing and have been soaking up everything I can on how to get started! One thing I see consistently no matter where I look is the importance of establishing, from the outset, a solid mission a...
Kaitlyn Romberg
New Member from Washington!
Hi there! My husband and I recently moved to Everett, WA from Southern California and are eager to get started with real estate investment! He has been talking about it for years and I'm finally starting to wrap my he...
Timothy Jennings
1st time investor, 1st offer accepted and now..1st inspection
Hello everyone,Around 6-7 months ago my wife and I stumbled onto BP and decided to start learning as much as we could with the intent to head down the real estate investment path. It's taken us a little while to find ...
Eseta Matasau
How does ARV work?
I know when wholesaling a house that needs work done, you need to know what repairs need to be done, the cost of the project, & what the ARV will be. From there you can also calculate your MAO off of the ARV. But ...
Cody Smith
What do you find essential to start investing?
Hello BP community, I am curious. Looking back, if you could comprise a list of absolutely essential elements to have before beginning to invest, what would it include? We all know that any new investor can start divi...
Martin Lawrence
New Member From Chicago, Illinois
Hello! My name is Martin Lawrence and I am in Chicago, IL. My wife, daughter, son, and I moved here from Virginia Beach, Virginia in August. I work for a local event production company, handling the technical aspects ...
Richard Huynh
Newbie Buy / Hold Investor looking for advice on first deals
Hello everyone,I would like to get your input on my first buy and hold.I just purchased my first home and was wondering if you can kinda evaluate my strategy and if I am heading in the right direction. My areas averag...
Pete Harper
Tiny Home Development
My wife and I have been investigating developing a tiny home village in Central Texas. We are looking at a 15 acre parcel of land with an existing mobile home. The site is in the unincorporated county. No zoning is...