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Receiving calls after first direct mail campaign -- No idea what to say or how to qualify leads
Hi everyone,I just sent out my first direct mail campaign last week, and I've started to receive phone calls. I'm using a questionnaire I downloaded from the resources page as a script to help guide the conversation ...
George P.
REI fudged the tax basis calculations
ran into a REI investor yesterday and we got to talking about his rental properties (that he apparently sold). he suggested that the last one he sold, was originally converted from a primary residence.his calculation ...
Benjamin Riehle
Empty Schools Provide for a Unique Investment in Kansas City
What caused the vacant schools?
Kansas City is not the only metropolitan city that has closed schools in recent years; Detroit, Philadelphia, and Chicago all closed a large number of schools as well. Unli...
Scott E.
House Hacking is Illegal in Arizona! (kind of)
I was at a meetup a few weeks ago and about 6-7 of us were sitting around a table talking about our investing experience.One of the gals was proud of the fact that she just got into her first deal. She was house hacki...
Dan V.
Converting SFH to Assisted Living Facility
Has anybody had experience converting a home into an assisted living facility? We are thinking of buying a 2500 sq ft SFH and extending it to 4,500 sq ft (from 6bed/3bath to 14bed/7bath). We have an operator willing t...
Jonathan Greene
The New Forum Trend of Fragility and Trolling
The forums here are always a mixed bag, but recent occurrences have unveiled a new low in trolling.
It's commenting on comments and then attempting to gaslight.Multiple times now, someone has commented on either a po...
Garrett F.
Should you live in your nicest SFH
I was having a discussion with my Wife and made the statement "that I never want to live in our nicest home". She understood my thought process but had displayed some mixed feelings. Do others think along those lines...
Tracy Royce
Cool tool to see where your website ranks in Search engines
For those of you out there working diligently on getting your websites filtered to the top of search engine rankings, found this tool to show you quickly if you're even in the top 10 pages.
http://whatpageofsearcham...
Dave Van Winkle
How do I sell my home with a tenant in it and before lease ends?
Hi BP - I'm a new investor and still learning a lot so would appreciate any insight you have. We live in Chicago and own a condo that we have rented for almost 3 years to very good tenants. We had intended to hold the...
Tim Albright
Tax Planning Strategies/CPA Help
Greetings,
My wife and I are just flirting with the idea of jumping into real estate investing. I am retired and working on career #2. We have three children; two in college, one leaving for college next year. All of...