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Hi, I've got no skin in the game and I'm trying to get my foot in the door on some investments in real estate before I decide to leave Las Vegas in 2 years. My goal is to obtain my first positive cash-flowing property...
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Instead of doing a 1031 exchange can I carry back financing on two properties (the property for sale and another property)----or will the IRS somehow think that involving another property does NOT somehow qualify as a...
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Over the past year I've been watching the threads from bp members about my NYC market and all I've been seeming to hear from ppl is that NY isn't a good market to invest in and I've been told that I should invest in o...
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Hello All,How do I find a realtor whose interests align with mine and I know aren’t using me for their own benefit?Thank you,David
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So I sent out a bunch of yellow letters last week and I wanted to share one of my responses I got sent to my email address...
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What a creep. You think old people are stupid enough to be tempted b...
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Just recently started researching getting into rei. There is a duplex near me in an excellent location that has dropped in price like 35% in the last 4 months after slow drops for a year. Looks like the seller is gett...
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Ah yes, another beautiful day of the "wholesaler".
I just recently contracted a new deal, direct from the bank (never touched the MLS) and the previous homeowners are still occupying the property (this would be a tra...
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I have this beautiful old victorian house. The exterior needs major work, the paint is peeling and given the age of the house I have to assume there is lead paint. So far my options seem to be:
1) Scrape old chips +...
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I am in the military, and my wife and I will be moving at the end of this year somewhere to the East coast. We will have about 75k saved by that time and in a couple years should be close to around 150k. We are from L...
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Hey everyone!I've been scanning the forums for topics on hiring a cold caller and I now think we have a clear idea on what type of person to bring on!We've decided that since we're somewhat still in the beginning stag...