Alex Applebee
My first flip at 26, a woman, ZERO construction skills.
I closed escrow on the sale of my very first flip back in January. Craziness of life got in the way and I never got around to posting about it here. However, I figured it was time. I SERIOUSLY credit BP for some of th...
John Guy
Options on raising capital?
Greetings!
First off, extremely grateful for the BP community. A full year of reading BP material and listening to podcasts has put me in an incredible state of paralysis analysis and I need some guidance on my next ...
Nic DeAngelo
How Many Hours a Week Do You Work on RE?
How many hours a week does everyone spend solely on real estate?
What does the breakdown of that time look like? (ie 80% marketing, 20% follow up, etc)
Are you working more or less as you find success in real esta...
Cornelius Charles
Diary of a New (wannabe) Investor in Southern California
I joined BP in March of last year after stumbling across the site while searching for real estate information. After a few months of research and study, my then-fiancé and I decided we would pursue rehabbing/wholesali...
Michael Keith
5 Main Reasons Why the Real Estate Market Won't Crash
The real estate market is often the subject of speculation and forecasts, some predicting downturns or even crashes. However, based on my extensive experience and observation in the field, I believe there are strong r...
Matthew J. T.
Do Wholesalers need to know/estimate repair costs?
First off, I did search forums and these are the two answers I got :
"My best advice and the safest advice for you, don't estimate rehab costs for them. There are too many factors outside of your control that contrib...
Rich Weese
Update on Building home instead of rehabbing for profit.
This is just an update to a previous thread. Here are the results on the first home completed and sold. The property referred to on the Golf Course has closed. Lot was actually bought for $39,145. The sales price was ...
Kalen Jordan
Property managers aren't very active on BP forums
I could be wrong but it feels like in general PM companies aren't very active on BP. Also one of the biggest pain points for successful rental investing seems to be PM. It seems really weird they aren't more active.I ...
Nat C.
How to handle a contractor mistake
Guys, please help me out with your opinion.I ordered tiles and had them delivered to the property. I specifically told the contractor in writing, what tiles were to go on the bathroom floor and walls.Today he sent me ...
Joseph England
15 Rehabs in 10 Months in Baltimore City!
Hello BP,I started my real estate investment career a little over a year ago. I bought my first three properties within two months of each other. Two of these were turn key rentals and the other was a rental rehab tha...