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hey BP. I'm looking to add a new funnel to my lead source by Wholesaling REOS. I know the banks frown on that but I've been seeing that there are ways around that. One way I've heard was by buying the REO in an entity...
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Hi y'all,I'm a new landlord in Austin, TX. I am prepping for the holidays and was wondering if y'all give presents or gift cards to your tenants for holidays (and other events), and whether you use a service to manag...
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I have a tenant who was on month to month. They violated the lease by smoking several times. I gave them written notice to vacate in 30 days. The tenants complied but left behind garbage and large furniture. They ...
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Hi, my name is Cody, and I am a real estate agent in the central Kentucky area. I have always yearned to dive into real estate after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and decided to make the jump and get my real estate lice...
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As profiled in an article on CNN Money (http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/30/real_estate/FHA-loans/index.htm), the FHA is actually taking initiative to make it MORE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN MORTGAGE LOANS. Even folks with perf...
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Hi,
So I finally passed my course and took the state exam last week. I am happy to say I passed it :)
So I'm trying to figure out my next step. I am meeting with brokers all this week to see which one I like. I am i...
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Hello BP members,I am new to REI and have taken a keen interest in buying notes, specifically non-performing notes. I have spent the last 4+ months reading and studying on the topic and plan to attend a few conference...
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Evening everyone, In May I plan on purchasing my home. I plan on it being a SFH and having it be my primary residence. Any additional rooms I have I will most likely rent out. With that idea in mind, I am more incline...
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I know, I know, "hate" is a pretty strong word, but it's true, I hate condo's as rentals. I reluctantly bought a REO condo 3 1/2 years ago and had it as a rental up until last week when I sold it and I couldn't have b...
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I'm trying to automate and digitize more processes of managing long term and shortterm rentals.
Curious to learn what other landlords and STR listing owners are doing to automate day to day processes?
How much time...