Maxwell C.
I'm Maxwell Castle. I look forward to meeting fellow members.
TL;DR at the end if you don't feel like reading about my life story.I've been interested in RE since I was 15. My plan B if I wasn't accepted to college was to become a real estate agent, and later a broker.To my surp...
Andrew Uyghur
Auction.com Property Listed as Vacant but there is full of staff
I have just won an auction.com investment property in Maryland listed as vacant but seems there are a lot of furniture in in. I drove by a few weeks ago and saw an eviction notice envelope taped on the door. Went by y...
Ben Smith
Living among tenants
My wife and I are looking to buy a multi unit property with an FHA. We are concerned with living among our tenants and them having unfettered access to our front door. Is it unheard of to use a property management com...
Phil C.
Do Zillow Agents Ever Respond?
I noticed that whenever I find a property on Zillow that I contact the Agent using the 'Get More Information' fields in Zillow I've never ever received a response. I give them my email, phone, eye color, birthdate...
Abhishek Sahni
Getting started with Commercial real estate investing
Hi,I am looking for advice on getting started with Commercial Real Estate Investing. I am inclined towards investing in Retails spaces.I am new to this space and would love to get pointers on how to get started, how t...
Robert Burns
Finding Good Deals
I am working with a great realtor who sends me many listings like the ones below. The action steps I take now are:
1844 Bay St, New $55,000
831 W Grant St, Photo Added $67,500
1264 Perkins Road East, Back on Market...
Nick Brubaker
Help! Zillow scammer! What should I do?
Hello all,I am trying to find a tenant for my first rental property (sfh). I posted my ad to Zillow, Trulia, and Hotpads (all through Zillow), as well as Craigslist. Yesterday I called a prospective tenant for the f...
Jim Goebel
Why is my labor situation so difficult?
So, we have been operating out of Des Moines IA for a little while and we seem to be having continual challenges with finding good help. I realize most businesses have this challenge - however it is very acute right ...
Andrew S.
House hack/ live in flip tax optimization
Good morning BP,I'm currently living in a house hack duplex/ live in flip. I closed on the property 125k in August, put 10k to make my side 90% complete, then put 7k in the other half. I had my old roommates move in t...
April C.
Do you always use a Real Estate agent for purchases?
We own two STR properties and a commercial property and are looking to buy our fourth property. We found the home we want to purchase, it’s new construction already completed and we know the market and numbers work. W...