Simeon Rivas
What is your opinion?
I have a client that I started working with, he is completely new to the process and I explained to him how the market currently is. He was pre-qualified (not preapproved) for $400,000 for a condo. He wants to look at...
Elijah Faas
In need of life advice with a real estate partnership
So this may be a long winded question, but I am in need of some life advice.I am an 20 year old real estate investor with one duplex. My W-2 is an electrician and I own a window cleaning company that I started about t...
Jon Schwartz
Structure a sale to avoid taxes upon death of seller?
Hi all,I'm in an interesting situation. Long story short, a 94-year-old woman has expressed interest in selling me her $2M duplex (in a very nice area of Los Angeles, hence the $2M price tag). I haven't dug into her m...
Adam Fout
New Investor in Marysville Ohio
Hello BP! I created my account some time ago and have been in analysis paralysis for the better part of a year now. Well, I have finally crossed that invisible barrier and decided to take action by finding and purch...
Jeffery Bigsby
Would you prefer investing in REO's or Short Sales
I've gotten to a position in my business where I would like to expand into different niches. For the experienced investors, which would you prefer and why would you choose one over the other if not both.
Lynn McGeein
Agents who push monthy payment over price paid
Just a developing pet peeve -- cannot stand it when an agent tells me, Well, the extra thousands they want you to pay in their counter-offer would only be $X more a month, and that's not much at all! Like I'm being ...
Rob Scarborough
Ways to structure this deal?
Good afternoon, and thanks in advance!I have been talking to a woman about selling her rundown house to me. The ARV (given to me by a Realtor) is $25-28000 max. From my conversation with the seller, we have calculat...
Ryan Kozuch
Confident and Potentially Lucky Newbie from Milwaukee Area
Howdy Y'all,I'm not from Texas, but I really like saying "Y'all!"--- I am adding this after the fact, but I guess I didnt really realize it was such a saga of events. So many little plates to juggle. Anyway, I hope yo...
Jerry R.
Hello from Wiscorida
Hi everyone,
I am a real estate investor who currently resides in Wisconsin, but do most of my investing in Florida (thus "Wiscorida", haha)
I specialize in wholesale flipping vacant land and am moving towards whole...
Mark Davis
What was your biggest mistake investing?
Thought some of us could learn from others mistakes here. Are you all willing to cop to your mistakes? Let us learn from your small misfortunes.
So: What was your biggest mistake investing?