I'm Brand new to BP, and just discovered this wonderful community during my search of understanding the investing/flipping industry.

I'm already discovering that this business is built on relationships more than anything else.

Discovered this site just the other day.Long story short, I have a 150K Equity Lien on my house that is untouched.  

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I hope you're finding the community as supportive as I am :) If I discover any cool tricks I'll make sure to pass them along

What about for us Newbies that might only have $3,000 in our savings and checking account on an average basis right now and a wife that guards it Secret Service at the White House?

I have just discovered over the past few years the awesome benefits of using other businesses to offset high W2 income, growing net worth instead of growing Uncle Sam's pockets. 

Hello to all, I recently discovered BP and as Kicking Bird says- "Introductions should come first".

I started recently down the real estate path, prior to discovering BP, but now that I've found it, I'm really impressed with the information here!

It wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility that a wholesaler is way off on ARV or renovation costs (either due to lack of knowledge, or lack of ethics) so be diligent about verifying.As you develop relationships with other investors in the area, you'll discover who has the best deals for the type of properties you're seeking.