Joshua Dorkin
IBM's Watson, Jeopardy, and the future of AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Who else has been fascinated by IBM's Watson computer on Jeopardy? I'm amazed at how far AI has come. Sure, it isn't perfect, as we saw yesterday when it answered Toronto to a question about a city in the US, but t...
Shane C.
Predictive Analytics in Deal Finding?
Hey everyone,Is anyone else using predictive analytics in their deal-finding efforts? I'm currently attempting to construct a model to predict which off-market properties are likely to list in my county. I'd love to c...
Mark Douglas
2nd FHA House Hack in 13 Months ^^
Excited and relieved. After 5 contract extensions for reasons way beyond my control, the ink is finally drying on an FHA financed quad, bringing me to 6 units.In March of 2016, 2 months after my 23rd birthday, I boug...
Account Closed
How to calculate the ARV without MLS - Newbie asssistance
Hello,Working on obtaining my first REI deal. My overall end goal is to invest through buy and hold/flipping deals, but to start out I am venturing into wholesaling. Around my neighborhood there are about 2-3 properti...
Steve DellaPelle
Is it worth paying more for a bank that actually communicates...
Cash-out refinance on my investment property out of state...Bank 1 - $150,000 30 Year 4.85% (4.97% APR) $4,000 Closing Costs $46,000 Cash in my pocket after refinance"Big Bank"- Horrible communication- Closing set for...
Daniel Trey
Getting Educated - Is this a good strategy?
Hello, my name is Daniel and I've been working in the commercial real estate investment management industry for a while but am new to the residential side. I, a newbie, am tired of the endless cycle of real estate se...
Raheim H.
Getting Started with Real Estate/Apartment Investing
Hello everyone,
I would like to get started with apartment investing. I'm a 18 year old college student who would like to get up and running in the real estate business. I have never dealt with any type of ...
Darren Hicks
Seller Financing Ideas?
Hello all,I’m selling my home for $370,000. The appraisal came in at $350,000. The buyer is using a VA loan with no money down. They only plan on living in the home for their tour (3 years) and then selling it. They r...
Steve C.
Tenant screening, son over 18
Hello all & thanks for reading. Apologies for not being on the forums for a while, I felt I'd learned all I needed to get started & now I'm screening tenants for my first rental property! I have a SFR for ren...
Bethany Hanna
I am in a unique postion to pay cash on REO home...
I am in the process of becoming a first time home seller, to then be shortly followed by being a first time home buyer. I am in the postion to pay cash (not cash because of bank approval, but cash as in $$) for a REO ...