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I was just wondering what everybody's education or background is? seems that a large percentage of you folks have some type of formal "business" or finance education, or come directly from the world of Real Estate?
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Have been getting lots of calls since starting my yellow letter campaign. No deals so far, as the sellers (or potential sellers) haven't seemed that motivated to me.
Maybe it's my expectations? Maybe I was ex...
Hello, I met someone yesterday who recommended I post on these forums to get some valuable feedback from this community - many thanks in advance. Going to condense the story as much as possible so it's not horribly TL...
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Calling all underdog RE investors.If you got into real estate because you were an engineer, lawyer, doctor, or otherwise have large amounts of discretionary income, that's cool, but I want to hear from the unlikely he...
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My first post to BP. Posted the same to Reddit but think there might be some different opinions here.I've currently got an IRA with Betterment that has around 180K. I've been looking at RE Investing as an option to g...
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If I was a wholesaler, that means that I found a lot of good/great deals. Thus, why don’t I invest in those properties myself? If money is an issue, I can look for investors to partner up with and make more than an as...
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Hello All,My name is Tyrone and I am new to the whole concept of real estate and investing. I am currently listening to BiggerPockets podcast. I’m trying to gain as much knowledge as possible on how to buy, sale and s...
Hi. This is the first time I've formally tried to rent out my duplex (I bought it with tenants and a friend moved in after that). I live in one side.
I have shown my rental to about 20 people within a couple of weeks...