Ian Meyer
Nationwide or Local Brokerage?
Hey, Everyone!For anyone who's followed my journey, the timeline has been a bit spread but I'm closing in on my goal. I own a business in Boston, MA but now live in Bar Harbor, ME. It's a seasonal business, so over th...
Eric H.
Agents: How do you not waste your time with an unrealistic seller
Greetings BP Fam,Seller wants $375k walk away (after commission and fees), doesn't want to offer buyer any subsidy. Sold comps identify $300k is more realistic, other sellers are offering buyer help.Caveat: desirable ...
Aaron Rowzee
Success with EXP while working full-time in other field?
I've just recently gotten my Texas real estate license and joined up with my local realtor board, as well as, EXP as my brokerage. I love their independent nature and the cloud based technology, but I've got to say: a...
Cedric Dadaille
Getting into the business as a Real Estate Agent (Discussion! let your thoughts be heard)
After college (Class of Texas A&M, 2013, Whoop!) I realized that in order to use my degree effectively, I'd need to get my Masters. After I decided that I didn't want to get into more debt, I decided to start doi...
James Park
Starting a flipping business vs working as a RE agent for active real estate income
I agree with J Scott that there is both passive investing (buying and holding real estate for long term wealth building) and trying to build an active real estate business.
Between working as a real estate agent vs s...
Account Closed
Agents, Landlords & Businesses pulling credit profile with just first name and cell/home phone#
A colleague recently pointed this out to me that they routinely screen apartment seekers during the first call simplywith their first name and contact number, often the number they call from. Because we are somewhat i...
Benjamin Carver
Agents of BP, What Are Your Best 3 and Worst 3 Sources of Business and Why?
My Top 3:1. Zillow Flex - hot, quick leads. Can't control flow of leads, so I quickly hit a ceiling with it, and Zillow takes 40% OUCH!2. Social Media - longterm strategy, I get a few leads a month, but expect it to c...
Gregory Cudzilo
Putting in Multiple Offers?
Working on buying my first rental...a SFH buy and hold. There are several houses I'm looking at that are roughly the same price and will rent roughly for the same rent. Is it frowned upon/will it annoy my real estate ...
Melissa Lapinski
Is birddogging a good way to start to make money for future investments?
Hello. I have been trying to research as much information as I can on this site over the last week that I've been a member.
I am starting to get discouraged though because I honestly do not have any money that I c...
Dacia Bell
Are there any agents in MD or DC who run their real estate business under a DBA or LLC?
As an agent, I am always thinking of ways to start branding myself now so that when I am ready to become a broker and form my own brokerage, I would have already become a recognizable entity in the industry and in ...