All Forum Posts by: Sterling White

I'm 26 years old and work in construction and have for years. I have skills and experience in A lot of construction and remodeling. Just recently bought a duplex in dyer Indiana and will be living in one side and renting out the other. Excited to get started in my first rental property and hopefully many more to come. On here looking for advice and networking to expand my real estate investing. 

Hello, my name is Pierce Duncan and I am an aspiring wholesaler living in the Bay Area.  I have yet to complete my first deal, but I am committed to providing that value soon.  If you live in the Bay lets talk!  Thank you, Pierce.

Good afternoon! How many of you collect rents online and do tenants like it or seem bothered by having to set it up etc? I feel weird with tenants knowing our home address to mail checks. We are buying two new investments but our only investment right now is a SFH that prefers to do direct deposit. I would like to use Cozy or some other online place to collect rent. Thoughts? Thanks

I'm 20, just got hired making 11 dollars an hour and a state college in my city (Barnesville, Ga). I really want to buy a rental property but I don't know how to go about it, what are some books you would suggest I read, maybe instructional podcasts/dvd's  (I'm about 3 episodes into the bigger pockets podcast) and what are some advice you have for rental properties in a small town? (Population of Barnesville is about 6,500)

Thanks!

I attended a webinar last night in the fundamentals for investing in multi-family, where I learned a bit more about syndication.  I'm comfortable with the idea of being an investor this way, and I understand I'd be less in control than if I chose a different route.  

However, the presenter of the seminar works for a company I never heard of, and I can't find any reviews online or much discussion on syndication companies through BP. 

So how would I go about vetting such a company, before I sit down with them?  What are some questions you'd want to ask a syndication investment company? 

I don't know if it's kosher to post websites, so if you want to know what I'm talking about, please send me a PM.  

Thanks for reading. 

The reason I ask is because I was listening to one of the podcasts here, and one of the guests said though he was from Southern California, his first investment was in Texas. So, though Denver is hot right now, would it hurt to look in Tucson, Dallas, San Antonio, and of the like (whatever other cities are steaming right now). If there's one more way to put the question, should I stay landlocked in Colorado? I would hope not, because that would only be limiting my potential. I think I should go where the deals go. 

Secondly, this is separate from the original question, but do I really need a business plan? I listened to the podcast with Grant Cardone, and he said something that seems to make sense. "Use a business plan if you want comfort," and "Most of what happens will not be in your business plan." I'm pretty apt to taking that advice from someone who has a $350 million dollar RE empire. I'm gonna be taking notes on this.