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Hey everyone!BP has just released my latest book: RECESSION PROOF REAL ESTATE INVESTING.It is all about how the economy works (starting with the very basics and working up from there), economic cycles and how we as r...
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I'm sure most new investors have this question. Although I myself am new, I know where I stand. I'd prefer to build a rental portfolio accompanied by periodic flips. But I'm curious. Are you more on the side of runnin...
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For rental payments, I have been using erentpayment.com, but due to the issues that have just surfaced regarding fraud, I need to find another vendor. In short, for those who haven't been following the discussion, a l...
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I’m very curious why investors prefer to work with wholesalers vs brokers/real estate agents. Especially if the wholesaler work with agents and have to split commission cost plus pay the wholesaler. Right now many dea...
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Well I've built a small buyers list of 6 cash buyers and 9 investors, my other forum shows the steps I took to build even this small list. Now im on to step 2 and I realize I have no idea how to find a property much l...
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In my limited experience, lenders predominately offer the same thing (though I could be wrong about that). What would you recommend looking out for (characteristics, credentials, etc. they should or shouldn't have)? I...
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Am about to bid on a project larger than my capacity, what do developers require if I bid $xxx,xxx and will put 30% DP upon NOA or NTP. I have never worked with this developer so I am anxious to put the 30% DP on my p...
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When I learned about "wholesaling" a few years ago my first thought was, "Why would anyone give up a great deal for a few thousand bucks?"
Really great deals can be hard to find when you rehab-to...
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Is it reasonable to have multiple agents find deals at the same time? My thoughts are that a few realtors looking at the same time would have a better chance finding good deals. It seems fair to me that the first a...