Justin Owens
Books: Thrift stores and libraries
I have shopped at thrift stores since high school. Not exclusively but most of my clothes are second hand. Fashion was never my thing. After listening to 100 or so BP podcasts I had tons of books I wanted to read than...
Neal Collins
Phone call vs. yellow letter
When dealing with distressed properties with absentee landlords/investors, would you rather call them and tell them you've noticed their property and would like to purchase it, or would you rather send in a couple rou...
JP P.
Buying 1st Home in New City (SDIRA)
Hi All,I'm looking to get into the real estate investing with my very first home purchase in a new city, and I've heard of this Self Directed IRA (SDIRA) form of investing tax free. I'm purchasing a home with my Roth...
Shane Malloy
Having an LLC and entering a partnership?
I tried to do some research online on this topic and it seems to be somewhat vague. If I have an LLC and I find an individual who I want to partner with, do I have to enter that partnership as an individual or can I ...
Michele Z.
Account organization when first starting out
Hello BPers!Quick question. Looking to purchase our first property by April/May of this year. Assuming it's bet to make sure that funds for REI don't co-mingle with private funds from the get go, but I also feel it's ...
Jason Fontes
50/50 ownership property but responsible for ALL debt to Lenders.
I am currently looking to get into my second multi family home. My first property is a multi family joint owned between me and my business partner, we have an equal stake in the property. Naturally we split the income...
Jade Vaughn
Real Estate Agent & Full Time College Student?
I am a full-time college student, studying Marketing, with 1.5-2 years left to go. I have been studying real estate investing for a couple months & recently closed on my first wholesale deal. I am going to continu...
Melissa Gittens
Re: Growing Your Property Management Company
Hi All, I have been steadily growing my property management business and wanted to get some feedback from other small business owners who are also in the property management and real estate sales industry. I have hit ...
Owen Hogarth
The Law Protecting Average Jane
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/business/economy/04wells.html?_r=1&ref=business
I was reading this story and while it's still sad it's nice to see the law protecting everyday working people.
What does the boa...
Clara Cho
Lenders
What are some good, reliable avenues that you guys have used to find your lenders for your investments? Magazine links, websites, etc?