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Ezra Harris Is it helpful to be handy?
31 August 2019 | 131 replies

Lately I have entertained the idea that being handy might not be the best quality of a investor.Obviously this depends on your investing goals..But➡️Here is the question.. how can a “handy” or “gifted” builder grow w...

Collin Hays Gatlinburg STRs and the recession of 2022
7 November 2022 | 77 replies

I have spoken with several of you by email and phone the last couple of weeks about Gatlinburg investing and the increasingly imminent recession.  I decided to write a blog post on the subject today.  Feel free to che...

James G. Is Buying a home for idiots?
9 January 2018 | 198 replies

Hi BP. I’ve heard a lot of real estate investors, including Grant Cardone, say that buying a home is one of the worst financial decisions you can make. What is everyone’s thoughts in this matter?

I know that house ha...

James Wise Why do people Buy Property in California
15 January 2025 | 192 replies

Do people still buy property in California for any reason other than the weather? Seems like everything else about California sucks. High taxes. Soft on crime. People just stealing whatever and whenever they want. Hom...

O'brian R. 1st Purchase - Turnkey Analysis
26 February 2014 | 88 replies

I've been looking into turnkeys in Memphis and came across the following 4/2 SFH in the 38118 zip code. Though it was built in 1963, it's had extensive rehab work done in the amount of $22,500. The major work don...

Brie Schmidt We did it! We hit our investment goal!
9 December 2016 | 240 replies

Last week we hit our investment goal of $35k a month gross rental income. We bought our first investment property in August 2011 and the vast majority of our growth has happened in the past 10 months. We (my husband...

Jon Mccarthy Frustrated
25 February 2015 | 83 replies

Okay so here is my issue I ran into. I talked to a realtor last night he claims to be a local investor. Now his type of investing is not cash flow but long term so he buys and holds and then in 20 years or such he sel...

Renay Reese Open Carry, Concealed carry or no carry while do business
19 November 2024 | 111 replies

I am an advocate of "its better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it" I do know some people don't feel comfortable with open carry. I have heard the argument it is safer for some people to draw a...

Duy Nguyen Direct Mail - is it still working?
6 February 2020 | 147 replies

Hello all,What kind of marketing strategy are you guys doing nowadays? Does DM still work in today’s competitive market? I sent out 3.9K letter this past month (I am committed for a 6 months campaign). It has been abo...

Dean Letfus Do people ever learn? (Memphis market observation).
24 September 2018 | 147 replies

So brief background. I started investing in the USA around 08.  Ended up in Memphis and with the help of a great mentor really got going in that city.   It quickly became obvious that many parts of Memphis were terrib...