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Jennifer Lee Your "tuition fee" into REI?
6 February 2013 | 7 replies

Hi BP

We all had to start somewhere....most likely, a majority of us didn't get it right the first time.

1. What was your "tuition fee" into this business? (The deal/project that started it all)

2. How was it funde...

Brandon Rush Real Estate Tuition - Mindset Hack
28 December 2021 | 0 replies

Over this past year (my first year of investing), my wife and I have had MANY expected and unexpected expenses in terms of our real estate journey. Many of the unexpected expenses left us temporarily feeling defeate...

Dan Schalk Buying property for In State tuition
17 June 2019 | 11 replies

Hey all,I am buying a house outside of Waco TX in my daughters name so she can get in state tuition. The plan was to buy a cheap house and sell it and carry the paper so I wouldn’t have the headache of being an out of...

Tricia Stephens-Adams Cash out refi for college tuition
22 February 2020 | 8 replies

Hi - I have 7 single family properties I purchased each year following the birth of my daughter in 2002. I skipped investing in a 529 for college knowing that I could use investment properties to fund college. 3 of th...

Sean York Establishing Residency for In State Tuition Purposes
16 May 2020 | 4 replies

Here's a topic I have not seen.  I currently live in Texas and our son's first choice school is in Indiana.  I am originally from Indiana and still have most of my family there - so I do have connections that would he...

Victor Ruisenuso Using tuition for first time rental purchase
7 July 2021 | 4 replies

I am a L1 law student in Minneapolis and I took out a bunch of loans this year thinking I would quit my job while I’m in law school (stupid financial decision, I know). After further analysis, I decided to adjust my h...

Charles Lauria Becoming a landlord during college to get in state tuition?
18 February 2021 | 10 replies

Hi I’m charlie and I’ve just recently gotten into real estate investing last month. I currently go to SUNY Albany because it has the cheapest price for college (around 22k per year) and I get in state tuition because ...

Peter Schuyler Buying house for Child to help with In State Tuition Costs
16 December 2016 | 66 replies

My REI lawyer on BP said this might work, I wanted to get some feedback.My daughter will be attending a University in a different state next fallWe buy a small house for her this year, and put the title in her name in...

William Johnny Pay off debt first or invest first
25 September 2024 | 17 replies

I’m 22 and have a 16k balance im tuition that i need to pay. I’m currently paying 250-500 a month because that’s what I can afford right now. I want to invest in real estate by using the BRRRR method. The thing is I w...

Tucker Olen Save for college tuition or save for down payment??
20 June 2019 | 1 reply

Hi all,I've been in a serious pickle recently about how to approach my real estate investing future. I'm 19 years old and will be entering my sophomore year of college this fall (2019) and can't decide how to deploy m...