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Results (209)
Nick Louie Buyer Agent's Commission Fees
15 August 2021 | 60 replies

Hi BP Community,
I was wondering whether it's customary (in your respective communities) for a first-time home buyer to work with a buyer's agent and agree to exclusivity for 3 months and to pay the agent 2%. In this...

Shiloh Lundahl If you have less then 20k, you shouldn’t invest in real estate
6 March 2020 | 129 replies

I know that many may not agree or may even be offended by the idea that if you don’t have 20k you shouldn’t invest in real estate, however, It’s true. If you’re an adult and you have no money saved up, then before you...

J Scott J Scott's Recession Proof Real Estate Investing: Ask Me Anything!
21 June 2021 | 134 replies

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...

Salvatore Lentini What's holding you back from buying your 1st investment property?
26 September 2021 | 265 replies

I have a rental portfolio of 127 units and soon to be 147 units.  I've experienced a lot: wholesaling, flips, single family rentals, multi family, office, triple net commercial, development...and now it's time to give...

Andrew McGuire I'm Buying Negative Equity Properties and I'm Excited About It
31 May 2024 | 149 replies

I purchased 1 and UC for 2  properties this month two of which I'm keeping as Long term rental. The first 699 E Gold Dust, San Tan Valley AZ comps around 375K and I purchased for 393K so I'm lost about 18K equity by p...

Jay Hinrichs Where are the renters going to go will market get crushed
8 December 2021 | 84 replies

So was listening to an economist today that specializes in working with REITS and other top players in the industryhe got on MFHis point was as things shake out..  A and B rents will go down  and C renters will leave ...

Elijah Brown Housing is a Rip Off: The National Disaster and 11 Steps to Fix It
21 March 2023 | 100 replies

Why I'm Triggered
Every week I read stories on social media about someone’s unfortunate situation driven by the increasing cost of housing and wages that have not kept up….and I’m sick of it.
Part of me wants to mes...

Ben Leybovich Are You Depressed?
25 January 2017 | 142 replies

Real Estate is so freaking boring… and yet that’s all we talk about. Why – is it because this is all we are interested in?How about the meaning of life – would you engage in a conversation about the meaning of life? H...

Account Closed Home sellers would no longer be forced to pay up to 6 percent commission to agents
25 March 2024 | 214 replies

American homeowners could see a significant drop in the cost of selling their homes after a real estate trade group agreed to a landmark deal that will eliminate a bedrock of the industry, the 6 percent sales commissi...

Matt Leber Seeking advice for improving returns on my portfolio of 8 units
5 December 2021 | 61 replies

Hello BP. I have been thinking about how I can improve my rental property portfolio consisting of 8 unit streams. I have been tracking returns on my properties with a spreadsheet I created for myself, and I have ident...