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They are a lot of reasons some people have success in real estate while other's don't have as much or any at all, what are some things you think make some investors successful?Here are my few feel free to add more.Fle...
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Hello everyone! I have a quick question I’m curious what everyone thinks. With my rentals I set aside 5% for vacancy, $100 for maintenance, and $50 for property management (I self manage, but this is just to cover my...
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If the job of the wholesaler is to broker the deal between seller and buyer, couldn't the buyer find the same deal and save the assignment fee?What special skill does wholesalers have?Is there rule of thumb for wholes...
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Hi Guys and Gals Mark here...Im originaly from southern California and I moved out to Texas with my family 6 years ago.Im a husband and a father to two awesome young ladies and my biggest desire to build an amazing li...
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After sending out mailers, setting up a website and Google ppc and all the other fun stuff necessary to get moving on wholesaling, I received my first call.A young man and his mother had found themselves in a tight sp...
This is Paula and I am so excited to start my first post and REI journey on BP! I live and work in SoCal (Silicon Beach specifically), and want to invest in SoCal as well. I have a full time job and some cash reserve ...
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Hi, I'm a 24 year old from Cumming, Georgia. I currently work sixty-five hours a week at three different jobs for less than exciting pay. I started researching income strategies a few months ago and a common variant w...
Hello all,I am looking forward to starting my first flipping project. I am currently located in Central NY (upstate) near Syracuse. I allocated a 140K budget for my first flipping project. My first question is: Which ...
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http://wreg.com/2015/11/15/property-management-ceo-jailed-for-bad-rental-properties/I sure hope no one has been doing business with this guy. This is why if your an out of state investor and your trying to go with th...