Eddie Atkinson
Low response rate from direct mail campaign (Atlanta metro area)
Hello! Last month I sent out about 500 postcards to absentee homeowners in various zip codes around Cobb and Cherokee counties in Georgia (Kennesaw, Marietta, Woodstock, Canton, Acworth, etc.). I received 4 responses ...
Timothy Riley
My secret mentor hit me with an honest curveball!
My secret mentor hit me with an honest curveball!SDIRA Consultants, SDIRA Holders, Real-Estate Tax CPA’s, Attorneys, Chime in:First - my secret mentor is my attorney which sounds odd seeing that we have two differen...
Mike B.
Sandwhich Lease Options
Can someone who has done these successfully and recently, please highlight the actual logistics of completing a sandwich lease option currently?If I get a property under contract as a lease option from the seller, whe...
Scott Trench
What's the Deal with all these Deals?
I was debating this the other day with a friend of mine - why is it that investors seem to really be focusing on finding as many deals as humanly possible? It seems like everywhere I turn folks have the strategy of "a...
Bob Malecki
The Big Short: Michael Burry on the Next Financial Crisis
If anyone who is newer to note investing needs a refresher course on what caused most of the NPLs we buy to be available, read The Big Short or go see the movie. Fascinating how corrupted Wall St. brokers and rating a...
Brian Gibbons
Tips from Brian Gibbons re: Creative Financing
It is the spring and I thought I would give a primer on "creative financing" for the BP community.I will break it up into Beginner and Advanced.I will talk about well known and not so well known strategies.Beginner st...
Sal Zafar
Which is better Lowes or Home Depot
Hi wanted to ask if there is any preference for major rehab - which one is better Lowes or Home depot. Spending about $10k for small rehab. Or, is there any other place where we can get cost effective materials. Thank...
Will F.
Investing in Las Vegas?
I've brought this up before. About a year ago I was looking at apartments in Las Vegas to purchase, but most of the replies I got were that the market is too pessimistic.
I was looking to buy and hold for 5-10+ ye...
Luanne Dvorak
Land Contracts
Hello,Was wondering if there is a better option for purchasing a free and clear property from a seller. He is suggesting a land contract. I pay taxes and insurance and he holds the deed. Balloon payment in 5 years. 4....
Brian Garrett
Preparing for my first flip!
My name is Brian and I currently reside in Palm Beach, Florida. I've been toying with the idea of investing in real estate for the past 5 years or so and I'm finally ready to take the plunge. I've been spending a...