I'm running across some posters who have their profile hidden. Is this a new thing in the "new BP"? I'm curious as to what it's about. Why would a person choose this?I'll often click on a person's profile before answe...

Today’s my first day entering the world of real estate! Super excited about this new journey! I’m currently looking for an investor to shadow or assist so I can learn as much as possible about the business. If there’s...

Hi, I currently live in the bayarea. As first time investor I feel that the market is way to hot for me. I have family that lives in South Bend, IN area that's trying to get my family to start investing there. Are the...

Hey community,I am really interested in making real estate my day to day job but I have no idea how to start off. I have money to invest and I have some experience with construction as I have worked as an electrician ...

Hello everyone,I am a new Real Estate agent, roughly 3 months in, and I am either impatient or failing epic-ly at marketing. Here is what has been done, and here is what has transpired in trying to attract sellers.- L...

The primary, if not only, reason there has been a brief spike in subsidized demand for housing in recent months (2012), has been the GSE/FHFA endorsed REO-To-Rental plan, and associated securitization condui...

Hi everyone and Happy Thanksgiving!

I was browsing Banked owned REO's on realtytrac and I noticed some are listed as "For Sale" but MOST are not.
Am I still able to make offers on the ones that are not for sale? Does...

At the summit, a lot of the presenters and people I talked to mentioned it would be a good idea to get my real estate license. Others mentioned taking some appraisal classes, which got me wondering. Would being a li...

I want to get some feedback to a letter I am sending to solicit potential sellers. This is a second draft based on feedback I received from my local REI group. I am sending the following letter in a hand addressed env...

I'm mainly addressing Dave P, but I welcome anyone to comment (I'm sure there are many good people) except for opinionated ideals on getting a agent. I do understand what is payed for and who pays its. I also understa...