Ashley L Smith-Jackson
Creative Strategies for Purchasing a Property with Existing Lien
I can't believe I am "that guy", or in this case "that girl", who rehabbed a property before closing, smh!Please help me problem solve this situation. In sum, I intended to purchase the property in cash from a wholesa...
Simone Koga
When to Start Listing Your Rental
We'll be closing on our first STR in Hawaii early in May. I'm wanting to get my ducks in a row so that as soon as the keys are mine, I'm getting the prep started and opening up for business. My question is, when do ...
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Stuck In a Terrible Lending Situation
Hey BP,
My wife and I just closed this past week on a house that we are using as a rental. Throughout the entire process working with our lender, we told him over and over that this would be a non owner occu...
Chris Martin
27616 feeding frenzy
Very seldom have I seen page after page (1, 2, 3, and 4) of listings that have a listing status of Contingent or New. About 10% out of 60 houses under $190,000 in 27616 have an Active status. What is going on? From pu...
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Pittsburgh, PA Neighborhoods Poised for Revitalization?
I have had family living in the Lawrenceville area since the early 1900s and I find it astonishing to witness the revitalization going on in that neighborhood.It made me wonder what other neighborhoods are poised for ...
Michael Rossi
Guru Scam Words!
I've been around this business long enough to see just about every scammer out there. I've noticed that all of the scammers use certain words: Here's my list:
1. SECRET (the gurus have a secret alright. The secre...
Tyson Hosey
Several "no"s...The "yes"s should be coming...right?
I've been trying to fund a small buy and hold project, with my newly formed LLC. I've had a ton of no's. Big banks won't touch it, small banks where I am won't fund a project out of state, the local banks in the inves...
Eric M.
Here in 2022, Cold Calling or Text Messaging Success
Hello all.. Are you having more success using Cold Calling, Text Blasting, or both. So many regulations in place now just curious as to what is working best for you all in 2022. Thanks!
DG A.
Growing a RE portfolio without displacing low(er) income folks?
Hi Folks, I'm wondering if anyone else out there has pondered this. In Oakland, if an owner moves into a property, and that property is 3 units or fewer, then after 2 years of the owner living in one of the units, the...
Huy Thai
Hard Money: a comprehensive DO's and DON'Ts needed
BPers,I searched the forums for a list of do's and don'ts for hard money lending without much luck so I'm going to see if I can get all the answers in one place. I am at a point in my REI where all my personal and pri...