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15 January 2014 | 8 replies
@Toni Fowler Your best bet is to start attending some local investment club meetings to network, learn, and ask questions about the market from folks that know it well.
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15 January 2014 | 4 replies
club-in-action/c1ewkHere is a link to the website for the club for additional information.I look forward to networking with plenty of BP members tonight.
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15 January 2014 | 2 replies
In joining this site I would like to network with those that have ventured before me and to continue working on my "education".
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9 February 2014 | 75 replies
In my extended network there has never been definitive proof of it happening.
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15 January 2014 | 2 replies
I dont know any new construction guys, but I will ask the rehabbers I have started to network with if they know anyone who could partner with you.
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17 January 2014 | 15 replies
Network with some of us here locally and soon you will begin to make it happen without spending thousands of dollars on lessons but instead on actually investing.
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17 January 2014 | 2 replies
If you're just starting out and you don't know what to do, one of the key things you need to do is go out there and MEET as many "real estate people" as you can find.Attend networking events, real estate investors association meetings and meetup groups.Talking of meetups, I am organizing a BP Meetup this Friday, January 17, 12 NN in our Downers Grove office.
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16 January 2014 | 11 replies
(Smaller tenant pools, can't charge as much rent relative to ARV, etc.)That's a really interesting business model. I
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27 January 2014 | 13 replies
You can network with other investors and get insights into various areas around the country.
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23 January 2014 | 7 replies
Your kind of question comes up a lot in my Indianapolis Network, and I literally just had this talk with my downstairs tenant in my office building.