Jack Michael Ineson
Can someone explain wholesaling?
Hey there everyone! I just recently got interested in getting into real estate, and I was advised that wholesaling would be a good route to begin on. Could someone please explain the basics of what wholesaling is? Tha...
Robert Smith
Thinking of Investing in Mobile home,any advice?
Hey I'm 20 years old and live in southeastern Louisiana. I have a good job and have been able to save up a good bit of money. I found a local selling his mobile home for a really cheap price ($2500). It's currently in...
Bosko Mijatovic
What does a Real Estate Agent spend most of their day doing?
The reason I am asking this question is that one of my cousins who is a listing agent out in South California says that A LOT of his time is spent just coordinating showing times for his listing properties. I am inter...
Nicholas Varner
Big Data in Real Estate
In today's post, I want to use experience I've had in two fields that I really love: databases and real estate. Specifically, with databases I want to go over new techniques using more data and varieties of data as it...
Pete Ludlam
Having difficulty finding buyers! Yes, really!
Hi BP!
I'm an investor in the Bay Area and I need your collective advice. I found a motivated seller, negotiated a purchase price, got a contract, popped the champagne, etc., but am now having difficulty finding actu...
Charles Redmond
Using zero-coupon notes for acquisitions
Does anyone have any experience using zero-coupon notes, or notes that don't make principal/ interest payments until maturity, to make acquisitions?
Ryan Webber
The Richest Man In Babylon
A couple weeks back I read The Richest Man In Babylon by George Clason, and I have to say it was an excellent book. It has become one of my favorite books about money management.
It doesn't necessarily communicate a...
Jeremy Bottlinger
Education is Important
As part of my ideology that education should be free, I will be making a monthly post (if not more often) related to real estate, because a better educated society results in better social and economic opportunities f...
Eric Johnson
Getting offers Accepted in a Hot Market
What's up BP, hope everyone is doing well this new year!I represent a team of cash investors in the LA market and we are looking to score some flip deals from the MLS. I've noticed, I put in a lot of work contacting t...
Joan Brown
HELOC for down payment, Conventional Loan for remainder?
If I have equity in my home and get a HELOC, would I have to use the equity to purchase one investment property outright? I would like to be able to cover several down payments using the HELOC and then get conventiona...