Wendell De Guzman
How to Get Money For Your First Deal
As an experienced real estate investor and now also a private lender, I often get asked the question: "If I am a newbie and lenders don't want to lend to newbies, how can I get money for my first deal?"
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Walt Payne
BP has many great blog posts, BUT ....
A recent blog post really, really struck me as bad advice. http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/10/08...This is not the way we want investors to be representing us, and definitely not the kind of advice that t...
Shera Gregory
PIP Group / PIP East / PIP West
I mentioned in a separate post over a year ago that I had bought some tax liens through PIP East and was hopeful on the prospect of obtaining a property that way. My experience was an example of "be careful what you w...
Robert Shelton
Clayton Morris Invest
I am a new investor with limited time/resources. In listening to the BP podcast, I heard the Clayton Morris one and was curious if anyone on here has used his services. For any of you who have, do you have any feedbac...
Sylvia Pomazak
Be careful who you invest with
Hello BP members in Cincinnati or those investing here. Please be careful of who you invest with. I had the unfortunate experience of investing with someone here and it ended up being a scam. True Story of How my Firs...
Timothy Howdeshell
To MBA or Not to MBA
Hi BP,I have been an avid consumer of real estate books and podcasts produced by BP. Therefore, I really value the type of thinking common among our community members. This post is asking for general advice and strate...
Dustin Burt
Newbies seek Mentors but Mentors seek money
Hope my title wasn’t too off base but so far as I seek someone to learn from in the house flipping market of Houston most only seem interested in what is profitable to them. I understand this of course but I am wantin...
Albert Yamoah
Wholesaling and the nonrefundable deposits
Concerning wholesaling and the nonrefundable deposit:1.) Why do wholesalers implement these (especially if the deal is a legitimate deal)?2.) How can a new real estate investor convince a wholesaler that a nonrefundab...
Todd Magin
Strategies for using a Self-Directed IRA
The way I see it, there are basically two ways to use an IRA to finance investments:1) Have the IRA "buy" the property and ALL income and expenses are paid to/from the IRA. If financing is used in the purchase of t...
Devan Mcclish
Closing three deals this month for a total of 98,692 profit
Starting off 2016 in a good way. I am hoping to keep the momentum going throughout the year. Details of the deals are listed below.The first two deals I did with no money. These are great examples of working your netw...