Jerry K.
Big boys entering Residential Foreclosure market via Hedge funds (again)
Thought this was interesting to see in "Institutional Investor" Magazine. The banks and big asset managers are creating new private placement (Hedge) funds to enter the Foreclosure market. They want to acquire and r...
Yetzul Werner
Making an offer that Sellers take Seriously
I am a science teacher from Houston, TX who decided to get into real estate investing after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad. Since I read the book, I got my real estate license, signed up with a broker, and sold my first ho...
Lesley Resnick
Do you like Ramen noodles?
I keep running into articles about people who live an extreme austere life styles and do not work full time. (I call dibs on idea for the reality show featuring that life style). I do not want to eat ramen noodles 6 ...
Karen S.
making a cash offer without a realtor
Hello everyone.We have a great realtor that we work with, but we are also interested in making an offer for a house that is not currently on the MLS or up for sale even. I know that people do this everyday, but I want...
Jason Dalka
Need to generate 5-6K cash flow per month to pay for nursing home
Hello,My mother-in law has about 700K in her retirement accounts and has suddenly needed to go into long term care (about 8K per month.) We are thinking that rather than simply spend down her retirement funds to pay f...
John Suralik
Zillow is Crushing Craigslist Right Now!!!!
Last night, I posted one of my houses that is coming up for rent on Craigslist and Zillow. I never posted on Zillow before, but figured that I should get with the times and try it out. Zillow has an option to automati...
Joe T.
Rental price suggestions
Hi all,I recently bought my first property and I have had it up for rent for 1 week listed at $1250.The link to my property can be found here - http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/9...I am thinking about ...
Katie Miller
Zillow Requires A Valid Listing Agreement
I have a 90-day option to market a property, but Zillow is requiring that I provide a valid listing agreement showing that I "have exclusive permission from the owner to list the property. The listing agreement must i...
Calvin Lin
Zillow now wants $9.99 per week for > 1 rental listing
Happy New Year BP community.I just got an email from Zillow rental manager saying that starting in Feb if I have > 1 rental listing I have to pay $9.99 per week for each listing. This is for the Raleigh NC area.An...
I Okwuje
Fear of Starting Out
I am enthralled with becoming a Real Estate Investor and would really like to find a REI mentor or someone who I can "shadow", as a way to gain practical knowledge to partner with the info I've gotten from this forum ...