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Twana Rasoul If you are starting out, DO NOT pay for mentorship
15 July 2021 | 212 replies

It is pretty amazing to find just how many people are offering "mentorship" for 10s of thousands of dollars to newbies who want to get into real estate.  What is more amazing is the amount of people actually buying th...

Ben Toth Thoughts on Exp Realty?
11 September 2021 | 169 replies

To my sisters and brothers in the real estate biz - I'm considering joining Exp Realty and curious to hear your thoughts - positive and negative - on this company/their approach. On the one hand, the stock options, ag...

Kevin Wang How to verify income for self-employed? First time landlord needs help!
16 January 2018 | 56 replies

Hello, I am a newbie landlord and is wondering how to verify income for self-employed people? Tax return? Please advise!

Shiloh Lundahl At what point in time does a college education not make sense?
3 November 2019 | 60 replies

There is an economic term called diminishing marginal rate of return. Meaning for every one more unit sold the benefit becomes less and less. With the rise in college tuition costs and the strong emergence of availabi...

Michaela G. Why airbnb can kiss my butt
13 January 2019 | 72 replies

Ok, so I understand that everyone's situation, property, location is different and thus I'm stressing that this was just my own personal experience and I'm over it - after only 2 weeks ;-)Beginning of the year I decid...

Joshua Dorkin Investors Who Do vs. Investors Who Don't
11 August 2009 | 85 replies

I'm trying to figure out the difference between investors who do, and investors who just talk about investing.....

What finally motivated you to start investing in real estate? What I'm actually really interested in...

Peace Lily Electrician wants to get paid before the job completion!!!
22 October 2017 | 97 replies

Dear BP Members,I am renovating my house with a completed demo, drywall on the walls and ceilings, and electrical wiring for the whole floor.  The problem is that the electrician does not want to wait until the sheet ...

Ben McMahon Is this the end of the Traditional Real Estate Agent Era?
12 April 2020 | 76 replies

For years now, we have all known that a good portion of the traditional real estate agents job is unnecessary.  This is a heated topic for a lot of people particularly if you are an agent.  The best argument for the t...

Dovid Staples Opendoor & Offerpad; What's Their Angle?
13 October 2019 | 154 replies

I haven't seen anything in the forums less than a year old about this, but here on phoenix I hear a commercial for Offerpad/Opendoor perhaps 4-5 times a day. Always kinda figured they must lowball quick cash offers an...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...