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Account Closed Rehabbing Your First House
18 April 2012 | 60 replies
Having been on BP for 4 years now and having had lunch and phone conversations with literally hundreds of wannabe wholesalers, the common theme is that they allow motivation and excitement to blur the reality of how difficult it is to make money as a middleman in an established industry such as real estate.The big disconnect generally is that these guys think the exact same thing you do, that great deals are plentiful and easy to acquire.
Steve T. 50% rule on SFH
5 September 2013 | 22 replies
I doubt I spend even 2k a year on repairs for all my houses combined....Ahhh...that's the disconnect...You have new houses, have only invested for a few years and so you haven't yet experienced the major costs associated with houses after they've been occupied for 15-25 years.I believe your maintenance and capital expenses are "negligible"...they are!
Brett Denner Having trouble finding tenants to complete my House Hack
21 January 2020 | 21 replies
I think you are right about the disconnect between how my listing reads and what the people I've talked to/showed the place to are expecting.
Peter Tverdov Anyone else feel like the forums are losing value?
5 November 2021 | 144 replies
It's been the backbone tool of the hybrid RE disruptors coming out of Silicon Valley stomping the bejeezus out of the average real estate agentThere IS a disconnect between the real estate professionals and data science folks.
Kelly Martinez Vacation Rental - Where to begin?
6 November 2019 | 14 replies
Some of the models will require that you be present with your phone/app to reconnect to the internet if for some reason it gets disconnected, so make sure you check that feature on all potential models.The simpler your systems, the lower the amount of potential problems you’ll run into.
Alvin Grier Finding Motivated Apartment Sellers
1 August 2017 | 42 replies
@Erick Martinez I used sites like 411.com and TLO.com, but most of the numbers these sites provide aren't accurate or disconnected.
James Enright Driving for Dollars
8 January 2016 | 3 replies
It turns out none of the phone #'s are active and all of them are disconnected.
Norma Cole Speaking to sellers
8 July 2014 | 15 replies
(confirm spelling)______________________________________________In case we get disconnected what is a good number to call you back on?
Kelly Williams info about DSCR Loan
6 November 2023 | 16 replies
There can be a disconnect when it comes to the appraisal for you off what an appraiser says the rent will likely be, and what the AirDnA data says revenue is. 
Jeremy Lo Am I being hussled?
3 August 2023 | 14 replies
@Jeremy LoSo you can read in the emails you provided, that the line was disconnected years ago.