Michael Plaks
Straight talk: my CPA keeps delaying and is not responding
We accountants are regularly approached by investors who are unhappy with their current CPAs being too slow to finish the work, too difficult to get hold of, too unreliable, too something else... So I decided to open ...
Mark Robertson
Its happened: The first Crowdfunding investment that's NOT working out
ifunding seems to be the first crowdfunding portal to have an investment (actually 5 investments) not go according to plan. They have 5 fix and flip deals in Milwaukee with the Orange group that were suppose to yield...
Will Rodriguez
How is the situation in Chicago?
Hello,I'm from NYC and looking to make our first purchase of a multi-family in Chicago. I've been coming up with a list of close to a hundred multi family properties which i'll dive deeper into. This is for a buy and ...
Brandon Schaffner
Best Recession Cities for investment
I'm 33 and looking to relocate. I was an interior designer (cabinet sales basically) in Denver, Colorado before the corona. Now I'm provided with a new opportunity. Im not going back to my old job and I can basically ...
Brandon Goldsmith
Due diligence on target countries
I have been constantly trying to do research on prospective countries and to see what type of real estate is hot in certain markets/counties and possibly not in others. I have been looking into Latin America mostly bu...
Ashley Wolfe
Using 100% Home Depot sub-contractors for a home rehab
Has anyone ever done a full rehab using The Home Depot or Lowe's sub contractors and materials?In my newness to house flipping, I find this method to be more reliable than finding a GC on Craigslist. I don't have an ...
Kurt Granroth
Complete newbie from Gilbert, AZ
Hey y'all. I'm Kurt and boy do I understand the phrase "you don't know what you don't know" because, well, I know so vanishingly little about real estate investing that pretty much everything is a recursive "don't kn...
Chris Ferren
First Flip and Need Advice
Hey Everyone,
So I finally got a house under contract after about 10 previous offers on houses. This is a 3bed/2bath that is 1588 sq/ft and is an REO that needs mostly cosmetic work. I have it under contract for $1...
Jonathan Twombly
Why we don't invest in New York, even though we're based here
People frequently ask me why I don't invest in deals in New York, even though we're based here. The reason is simple: it's too hard to make money for your investors in New York. That's a huge reason why we invest i...
Steve Vaughan
Steve's 5,000th post!
Was surprised to get notice of my 5,000th post this morning from BP! Are you telling me that I've been arguing, advising, sharing and yacking to the tune of 5,000 times already? I haven't seen a milestone post thread...