Ben Halloran
Should I get a buyers agent to represent me in my first deal?
I am new to real estate investing, and I am going to meet with a local real estate agent in Greenville, SC to potentially become partners. I would essentially find the deals off market, and he would run the comps (sin...
Arjun K.
Mortgage rates WHACKED.... Bernanke!!
My lender just quoted me no-points SFH investment property with 20% down 4.625% and 30% down 4.25% (30YR). Nuts!
Brian Walters
Property Investment how should I use my money?
I have over $20,000 to invest in my first property. I have a friends dad who wants to get rid of an extra house for $24,000 just the pay off. However, it appraised for $50,000 some years back. I do believe the house i...
Zachary Haded
Direct mail vs. bandit signs in my area
Hello BP, tomorrow is the day that I'm going to finally deploy marketing. I currently make a small income so I only planning on spending about 150 a month on marketing. I am starting my buisness in Essex county MA ...
Cory LaChance
Going to the bank
I am going to the local bank with my Mom to see how she can pull out some equity in her house to help me fund my first deal.(hopefully a HELOC) It will be an OO and I am going to refinance after I rehab it to my likin...
Michael Patrick
Lending in Syracuse, NY
I formed an LLC with a relative/partner to purchase, rehab and buy and hold residential duplexes in Syracuse, NY. We each contributed 50K in equity. I loaned the company another 100K as a bridge for a cash purchase an...
Hasan Hamdan
Marketing Wholesale Deals
How do cash buyers like wholesale deals presented to them? Do they want as much info as possible, or is it unnecessary because they will do their own due diligence anyway?
Jason Malabute
IT'S OK TO FOLLOW UP ... YOU'RE NOT BUGGING ANYONE
When following up with a seller a common limiting belief is that you don't want to be a pest to the seller.Did you know 80% of sales happens between the 5-12th contact?If you're looking to convince someone to sell the...
Elizabeth Beard
Sexism in REI getting under my skin
I generally consider myself someone who has really thick skin, but this week is really getting to me. I realize in real estate investing we’re gonna receive a lot of hate, “f” off’s and more. I’ve received my fair sha...
Joshua Dorkin
The BiggerPockets Summit Is Just 2 Weeks Away!
In just two weeks, there's this really cool event taking place called the BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Summit. The lineup includes 31 speakers, 25 sessions, and it looks like we've got over 300 people attendin...