Robin Casper
How illegal is this on a scale of 1 to Bernie madoff
So funny story I thought I’d share. I recently put in an offer on a short sale house and when talking to the listing agent he said “man I love these short sales!” So I said oh really why? And he said because he rents ...
Bill Gulley
ETHICS, What Is Expected In Business
I just read a thread where an "investor" suggested that someone way the risk and if the down side could be covered, afford to suffer, to take the less ethical route.
Another thread was suggesting that investors just ...
Kay H.
Please help me avoid angry yellow letter callers
ok. So. I sent out about 700 yellow letters this month. I feel like I need a better script. I say to people do you have a house to sell? I don't really like asking for names and addresses up front because people ...
Jacob Bindler
Is hiring agent to sell worth it.
Somewhat dated, but still one of the best studies. MARKET DISTORTIONS WHEN AGENTS ARE BETTER INFORMED: THE VALUE OF INFORMATION IN REAL ESTATEThis is an abstract. Agents are often better informed than the clients who ...
Andrew C.
Precautions to take when investing out-of-state and sight unseen?
I am very new to real estate investing but have been diligently reading everything that I can here on BiggerPockets. One thing that is holding me back is that I live in a high cost of living area so I've concluded th...
Jim Majoros
Is it Legal to get a seller to hold the Mortgage in Pennsylvania?
I am being told by an attorney that because of the Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 I cannot get a seller to hold the paper. I do not understand because I hear of people doing this.
Josh W.
HELP -- Is this 4 plex rehab a good deal?
I am considering a 4 plex house hack in Los Angeles where appreciation has been fairly high (though subject to change), and I'm considering living in one of the units and renting out the others. However, this property...
Ayyub Omer
Turnkeys don't seem too profitable?
Hello everyone,I've been looking into turnkeys recently, and at first they seemed perfect for a long distance newbie like me. I tried running the numbers though, using a few basic rules of thumb, and they don't seem t...
Jeff Wells
CONTRACTOR PUT A B.S. LIEN ON OUR PROPERTY, NEED ADVICE.
Ok, here's the story. We are rehabbing out of state. This has proven to be extremely difficult and stressful. We hired a contractor to do a job for $1300. He did the job, we paid him, but there was much more that n...
Jack Liu
Invictus Cash Flow in Indianapolis
Hello,
Just wanted to see if anyone had any experience with Invictus Cash Flow in Indianapolis. The company runs a turnkey and new-build operations in the Indianapolis market. Much appreciated.
Jack