Douglas Brown
Burglary at tenant turnover
I'm a relative newcomer to RE investment (2 years, 2 properties in Indianapolis) and this was my first tenant turnover. When the contractor went to make his final inspection of the turnover repairs (nothing major ~$2...
Timothy Cervantes
Problem Solvers Only - REI Family Dilemma
Hoping this is the correct place to post this, forgive me if it isn't. I'm looking for input or advice on the following situation.My Father is getting older and it is becoming much more difficult for him to manage th...
Jeff Arndt
Car buying advice NEED HELP!
I am a young investor and in the next year or two I will need a new car. I bought it in high school and it's running on it's last legs. So I run into a very interesting dilemma that has shown two very distinctive an...
Xai Xiong
A current member of BP just offered to be lender out of the blue.
Has anyone heard of Zenith Private Loans? I googled it, and it comes up as a scam. Maybe I should stay away? We sent few emails back and forth, I requested a Facetime or Skype connection and it's been 3 days now with ...
Dylan Burnett
Do real estate agents not like investors?
Why do no agents call back? 4 different agents in the past 2 weeks I get no return calls. I tell them I am interested in a certain property and I tell them if you have any more in the area around this price range I wo...
Will Barnard
Need help w/ my "I Buy Castles" Plan
I am in need of some help from my fellow BP members.
I am structuring my marketing materials for my new strategy of buying Castles to rehab flip as well as wholesale.
Should I state in my marketing materials that I b...
Shaidah K.
What would you do if your home quadrupled in value?
In 2005, we bought our home for $420,000 (Richmond BC). In 2016, we had an offer from a developer for $1.25M which we turned down because it was too sudden and we were buying our second income property. With that am...
Alba Alamillo
Nervous about buying a house with tenants
Hi everybody, I have been looking to buy a fixer-upper to remodel and flip.My realtor has a listing from a lady whose husband died in February, she wants to get rid of their 3 properties and told the firm to please ha...
Eric Elmquist
How to start investing with a fully paid for house
Hello, I have a large house that is fully paid for in a wonderful area. I make enough money to keep things running and get by, but not enough to really set aside to invest in any great quantity.
My wife and I...
Ken Latchers
Legality of Private Money & SEC
Given the SEC rules, I see some real estate course gurus who seem basically to pursue private money as follows:
1) You contacted us about our course (perhaps through one of thier spams, facebook or LinkedIn posting...