Hi BP,I'm taking massive action even though it is making me feel very uncomfortable. Can you help ease me by giving some cold calling advice? I've dropped off 40 postcards since Wednesday and havent gotten any calls y...

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For the past several months, I have been setting up and implementing my marketing programs. They include sending yellow letters to pre-foreclosures in areas I like, mailing postcards to my farm areas, and sendi...

Ok here's my theory and could use some advise from the locals.  I am looking to do some buy and hold real estate investing and want to make a "play on global warming"...my research shows that the southwest through Cal...

Is there a filter or reporting system to remove spammers in forums?I'm noticing real estate agents and some others are spamming every post and it's really ruining the the quality of the discussion. Every question or d...

Hi everyone, New to the multi family investing, me and my wife are purchasing our first property it’s a duplex in a very good location. ( in Johnston Iowa ) everything a tenant would ever need is only 10-20 minutes aw...

Hello all,I am structuring a commercial deal and bringing on outside investors to create a partnership. I am a 15 year construction vet slowly converting to real estate investor so this part is new to me.  Deal Struct...

Hello BP world,Been away for a long while. A bit background: I've been investing in real estate for approx 10 years now and have a small portfolio of single families and multi families. While it's doing ok in aggregat...

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As I get closer to buying my first rental unit, I am thinking more about taxes. I know depreciation can be used to offset rental income. I have a few questions about what the government considers incom...

With only a 3.5% down payment and a 580 minimum credit score requirement, many critics believe FHA loans are encouraging another crisis. In the U.K. and in Germany for example, home ownership is only for those who can...

Hi BP,I'm deciding whether to rehab and resale or rehab and hold for rental. Here are the details:Single family, Purchase price $25kRehab costs $23kARV $75kEstimated profit for flip is $10k (13.5% of ARV), or monthly ...